Fumariaceae

plural noun

Fu·​mar·​i·​a·​ce·​ae

fyüˌma(a)rēˈāsēˌē

: a family of erect or climbing herbs (order Papaverales) of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa with basal or alternate dissected leaves, irregular spurred flowers, and capsular fruit

fumariaceous

⸗¦⸗⸗¦āshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Fumaria, type genus + -aceae

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