Noun: family Nyssaceae
- A family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees
"The family Nyssaceae includes many species native to North America";
- Nyssaceae, sour-gum family, tupelo family
Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family
Part of: Myrtales, order Myrtales, order Thymelaeales, Thymelaeales