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CAESALPINIOIDEAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
Synonyms:
Caesalpinioideae; subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Caesalpinioideae" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot family (a family of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Caesalpinioideae"):
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)
Cercidium; genus Cercidium (spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde)
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 ("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)
