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tiliaceae

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tiliaceous  \Til`i*a"ceous\,  a.  [OE.  tilia  the  linden  tree.] 
  (Bot.) 
  Of  pertaining  to  or  resembling,  a  natural  order  of  plants 
  ({Tiliace[ae]})  of  which  the  linden  ({Tilia})  is  the  type 
  The  order  includes  many  plants  which  furnish  a  valuable 
  fiber,  as  the  jute. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Tiliaceae 
  n  :  chiefly  trees  and  shrubs  of  tropical  and  temperate  regions 
  of  especially  southeastern  Asia  and  Brazil;  genera  Tilia; 
  Corchorus;  Entelia;  Grewia;  Sparmannia  [syn:  {Tiliaceae}, 
  {family  Tiliaceae},  {linden  family}]




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