tea family

tea family

noun
the plant family Theaceae, characterized by shrubs and trees having simple, alternate leaves, often showy flowers, and capsular, berrylike, or dry fruit, and including the camellia, franklinia, and tea.
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tea family

noun
a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales [syn: Theaceae
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