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  • noun A taxonomic family within the order Crossosomatales — six genera of flowering plants, native to the Northern Hemisphere and also in South America.

Etymologies

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Staphylea +‎ -aceae

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  • Similar polyketide structures are found in plants of the Lamiaceae (mint), Lauraceae (laurel), and Staphyleaceae families.

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