1. spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae; [syn: Caesalpiniaceae, family Caesalpiniaceae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
family Caesalpiniaceae
n 1: spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the
genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly
included in the family Leguminosae [syn: Caesalpiniaceae,
family Caesalpiniaceae]