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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Sapindales — the soapberry trees, etc.
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Examples
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The most important family containing lianas is Bignoniaceae, followed by Leguminosae, Hippocrateaceae, Menispermaceae, Sapindaceae, and Malpighiaceae.
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I mean who the hell combines the quick-fix taste of beef jerky with Guarana, “a climbing plant in the maple family, Sapindaceae, native to the Amazon basin and especially common in Brazil” that “contains about twice the caffeine found in coffee beans?”
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The plant families represented in the canopy are Leguminosae, Bignoniaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Sapindaceae, and Anacardiaceae.
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Sapindaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Rutaceae, and Myrtaceae are all well represented in dry rain forest.
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The transitional woodland between the subtropical woodlands and the alpine vegetation of sclerophyllus forest supports the olive (Olea cuspidata) accompanied by the shrub varnish leaf (Dodonaea viscosa, Sapindaceae) found on the foothills in Pakistan.
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The shrub layer consists of the families Sapindaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Anacardiaceae, and Burseraceae.
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The most important family containing lianas is Bignoniaceae, followed by Leguminosae, Hippocrateaceae, Menispermaceae, Sapindaceae, and Malpighiaceae.
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Rambutans, longans, and pulasans are all arils of Asian fruits in the same family as the lychee the Sapindaceae, and have similar qualities.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Rambutans, longans, and pulasans are all arils of Asian fruits in the same family as the lychee the Sapindaceae, and have similar qualities.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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A great affinity exists in foliation between Terebinthace and Sapindaceae.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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