Cabombaceae

plural noun

Ca·​bom·​ba·​ce·​ae

ˌkaˌbämˈbāsēˌē

in some classifications

: a small family of aquatic plants comprising those members of the family Nymphaeaceae that constitute the genera Cabomba and Brasenia and have flowers with three or four persistent sepals and petals and distinct coriaceous carpels

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cabomba, type genus + -aceae

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

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