SUBFAMILY CAESALPINIOIDEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subfamily Caesalpinioideae mean? 

• SUBFAMILY CAESALPINIOIDEAE (noun)
  The noun SUBFAMILY CAESALPINIOIDEAE has 1 sense:

1. alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae

  Familiarity information: SUBFAMILY CAESALPINIOIDEAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBFAMILY CAESALPINIOIDEAE (noun)

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Meaning:

Alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Caesalpinioideae; subfamily Caesalpinioideae

Hypernyms ("subfamily Caesalpinioideae" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot family (a family of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "subfamily Caesalpinioideae"):

Cercidium; genus Cercidium (spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde)

genus Senna (genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia)

genus Petteria; Petteria (one species: Dalmatian laburnum)

genus Parkinsonia; Parkinsonia (small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees)

genus Haematoxylon; genus Haematoxylum; Haematoxylon; Haematoxylum (small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees)

genus Gymnocladus; Gymnocladus (small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods)

genus Gleditsia; Gleditsia (deciduous trees: honey locusts)

Delonix; genus Delonix (evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India)

Chamaecrista; genus Chamaecrista (genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia)

Ceratonia; genus Ceratonia (carobs)

Cassia; genus Cassia (some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista)

Brachystegia; genus Brachystegia (small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:)

Bauhinia; genus Bauhinia (mountain ebony, orchid tree)

Acrocarpus; genus Acrocarpus (small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia)

Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)

Holonyms ("subfamily Caesalpinioideae" is a member of...):

Fabaceae; family Fabaceae; family Leguminosae; legume family; Leguminosae; pea family (a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae)