(n)chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia and Hibbertia, Syn.family Dilleniaceae
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n. a natural family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems, including the genera Dillenia and Hibbertia. Syn. -- family Dilleniaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]