Rhamnaceae

plural noun

Rham·​na·​ce·​ae

ramˈnāsēˌē

: a widely distributed family (order Rhamnales) of thorny shrubs and trees having undivided stipulate leaves and cymose flowers with the stamens opposite the petals and a superior ovary that becomes a 3-celled capsule or a drupe

rhamnaceous

(ˈ)ram¦nāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Rhamnus, type genus + -aceae

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