Cyrillaceae

plural noun

Cyr·​il·​la·​ce·​ae

ˌsirəˈlāsēˌē

: a family of shrubs and trees (order Sapindales) with entire coriaceous leaves, small white flowers in racemes and capsular fruit

cyrillaceous

¦⸗⸗¦lāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cyrilla, type genus + -aceae

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