1. family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae; [syn: Theophrastaceae, family Theophrastaceae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Theophrastaceae
n 1: family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar
to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the
Myrsinaceae [syn: Theophrastaceae, family
Theophrastaceae]