| genus lepidobotrys | (n) a genus of dicotyledonous trees belonging to the family Lepidobotryaceae |
| lepidobotryaceae | (n) family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa, Syn. family Lepidobotryaceae |
| lepidobotrys | (n) African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds |