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Answer for the clue "A dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales ", 11 letters:
loganiaceae

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The Loganiaceae are a family of flowering plants classified in order Gentianales . The family includes 13 genera , distributed around the world's tropics. Earlier treatments of the family have included up to 29 genera. Phylogenetic studies have demonstrated ...

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Strychnine \Strych"nine\, n. [L. strychnos a kind of nightshade, Gr. ?: cf. F. strychnine.] (Chem.) A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from various species of plants, especially from species of Loganiace[ae] , as from the seeds of the ...