Actinidiaceae

plural noun

Ac·​ti·​nid·​i·​a·​ce·​ae

ˌak-tə-ˌni-dē-ˈā-sē-ˌē

: a family of trees, shrubs, or woody vines (order Parietales) with stamens distinct or in fascicles adnate to the petals and a single multiloculate pistil

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Actinidia actinidia + -aceae -aceae

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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