Definition of Family Celastraceae

1. Noun. Trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Celastraceae

family Cardiidae
family Cariamidae
family Caricaceae
family Carpinaceae
family Caryocaraceae
family Caryophyllaceae
family Castoridae
family Casuaridae
family Casuarinaceae
family Cathartidae
family Catostomidae
family Caviidae
family Cebidae
family Cecidomyidae
family Cecropiaceae
family Celastraceae (current term)
family Centrarchidae
family Centriscidae
family Centropomidae
family Cephalobidae
family Cephalotaceae
family Cephalotaxaceae
family Cerambycidae
family Ceratodontidae
family Ceratophyllaceae
family Ceratopogonidae
family Ceratopsidae
family Ceratostomataceae
family Cercidiphyllaceae
family Cercopidae

Literary usage of Family Celastraceae

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

1. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1911)
"US National Museum, Johns Hopkins University. Family CELASTRACEAE Genus ... 52] The family Celastraceae is a most important one for the paleobotanist ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"family Celastraceae. Staff -tree Family. Consists of about 40 genera and 350 species, of wide distribution, though chiefly in warm regions. ..."

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