Cyclanthaceae

plural noun

Cyc·​lan·​tha·​ce·​ae

ˌsiˌklanˈthāsēˌē,

ˌsī-

: a small family of plants (order Cyclanthales) that resemble palms and have monoecious flowers in dense alternating spirals or whorls around a fleshy spadix

cyclanthaceous

¦⸗ˌ⸗¦thāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cyclanthus, type genus + -aceae

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