| Noun | 1. | family Caryocaraceae - small genus of tropical South American trees dilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs Hypericales, order Hypericales, order Parietales, Parietales - a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae Caryocar, genus Caryocar - type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts |