Definition of Clusiaceae

1. Noun. Widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Clusiaceae

Clumber spaniels
Cluniac
Cluniacensian
Cluniacensians
Cluniacs
Clupea
Clupea harangus
Clupea harengus harengus
Clupea harengus pallasii
Clupea sprattus
Clupeidae
Clusia flava
Clusia insignis
Clusia major
Clusia rosea
Clusiaceae (current term)
Clyde
Clyde William Tombaugh
Clydesdale
Clydesdale terrier
Clydesdales
Clymene
Clytemnestra
Clytocybe alba
Clœlius
Cmdre
Cnemidophorus
Cnemidophorus exsanguis

Literary usage of Clusiaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London by Linnean Society of London (1855)
"... Form of the Embryo in the Clusiaceae. By JOHN MIERS, Esq., FES, FLS 8fc. Read June 20 and November 21, 1854. 1 HE object of this paper is to present to ..."

2. Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon & Andes: Being Records of Travel on the by Richard Spruce, Alfred Russel Wallace (1908)
"... hut makes equally good farinha and cakes, and is much used on the Purus and Upper Amazon (see vol. ip 215). BLACK PITCH. Clusiaceae. ..."

3. A Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger (1898)
"The Clusiaceae are represented in the tropical forests by numerous arborescent forms, of which some (C7u»a) »rt epiphytic. ..."

4. Forest Products, Livelihoods, and Conservation: Case Studies of Non-timber by Brian M Belcher, Koen Kusters, Osseynou Ndoye (2004)
"Clusiaceae). Nessas comunidades, o bacuri integra o ciclo de cultivo itinerante de culturas anuais e exerce um papel fundamental na ..."

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