'Canellaceae' definitions:
Definition of 'Canellaceae'
(from WordNet)
noun
One genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies [syn: Canellaceae, family Canellaceae, canella family]
Definition of 'Canellaceae'
From: GCIDE
- Canellaceae \Canellaceae\ n.
- 1. a natural family having one genus: aromatic tropical trees of East Africa and Florida to West Indies.
- Note: In 1913 the family was classed as an order: see canella.
- Syn: family Canellaceae, canella family. [WordNet 1.5]