1. a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia; [syn: Cornaceae, family Cornaceae, dogwood family]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
family Cornaceae
n 1: a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including:
genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia,
Helwingia [syn: Cornaceae, family Cornaceae, dogwood
family]