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Dipterocarpaceae

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Dipterocarpaceae [¦dip·tə·rō‚kär′pās·ē‚ē]
(botany)
A family of dicotyledonous plants in the order Theales having mostly stipulate, alternate leaves, a prominently exserted connective, and a calyx that is mostly winged in fruit.


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Researchers recently confirmed that members of the tree family Dipterocarpaceae, common in Africa and Asia, grow in South America as well--a finding they liken to discovering, say, kangaroos in South America.
 
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