Globulariaceae

plural noun

Glob·​u·​lar·​i·​a·​ce·​ae

-ˌla(a)rēˈāsēˌē

: a family of perennial herbs or small heathlike shrubs of the order Polemoniales with obovate entire often radical leaves and flowers in dense usually globular heads

globulariaceous

¦⸗⸗ˌ⸗⸗¦āshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Globularia, type genus + -aceae

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