Araliaceae

plural noun

Ara·​li·​a·​ce·​ae

əˌrālēˈāsēˌē

: a widely distributed family of plants (order Umbellales) with flowers typically pentamerous and umbellate and fruit a drupe or berry compare ginseng, hedera

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Aralia aralia + -aceae -aceae

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