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FAMILY CAESALPINIACEAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
Synonyms:
Caesalpiniaceae; family Caesalpiniaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Caesalpiniaceae" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot family (a family of dicotyledonous plants)
Holonyms ("family Caesalpiniaceae" is a member of...):
Fabaceae; family Fabaceae; family Leguminosae; legume family; Leguminosae; pea family (a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae)
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