Fabaceae

plural noun

Fa·​ba·​ce·​ae

fəˈbāsēˌē

in some classifications

: a large nearly cosmopolitan family that comprises the peas, beans, and related herbaceous or woody plants with pealike flowers and a legume as fruit and that is now usually included in the family Leguminosae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Faba, type genus + -aceae

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