Cornaceae

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cornaceae \Cornaceae\ n.
     a natural family of trees including the genera {Aucuba};
     {Cornus}; {Corokia}; {Curtisia}; {Griselinia}; and
     {Helwingia}.
  
     Syn: family {Cornaceae}, dogwood family.


          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Cornaceae
       n : a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including:
           genera Aucuba; Cornus; Corokia; Curtisia; Griselinia;
           Helwingia [syn: {family Cornaceae}, {dogwood family}]