Associations to the word «Hippocastanaceae»

Noun

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Wiktionary

HIPPOCASTANACEAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Sapindales   — including amongst others the horse-chestnuts; treated under APG II as a subfamily of Sapindaceae, Hippocastanoideae.

Dictionary definition

HIPPOCASTANACEAE, noun. Trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule.

Wise words

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