Caryocaraceae

plural noun

Car·​y·​o·​ca·​ra·​ce·​ae

¦karē(ˌ)ōkəˈrāsēˌē

: a family of tropical South American trees (order Parietales) differing from Theaceae in having coherent petals and separate styles

caryocaraceous

-kə¦rāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Caryocar, type genus + -aceae

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