Nyssaceae
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Nyssaceae
[nə′sās·ē‚ē] (botany)
A family of dicotyledonous plants in the order Cornales characterized by perfect or unisexual flowers with imbricate petals, a solitary ovule in each locule, a unilocular ovary, and more stamens than petals.
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