| Noun | 1. | Crateva - tropical genus of small trees or shrubs dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs caper family, Capparidaceae, family Capparidaceae - a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia |