We found 2 definitions of nyssaceae from 2 different sources.
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nyssaceae - a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees | ||
family Nyssaceae, sour-gum family, tupelo family | ||
dicot family, magnoliopsid family family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination | ||
myrtales, order myrtales, order thymelaeales, thymelaeales Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae |