maple family

Noun
Synonyms: Aceraceaefamily Aceraceae

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Noun (1)

  1. a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maplesSynonyms: Aceraceaefamily AceraceaeType of dicot family, magnoliopsid familyMember of Sapindales, order SapindalesMembers Acer, Dipteronia
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

maple family noun

Botany The natural family of trees Aceraceae, including the maples.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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