Humiriaceae

plural noun

Hu·​mir·​i·​a·​ce·​ae

: a family of tropical American and African trees or shrubs (order Geraniales) by some treated as a subfamily of the Linaceae but having bilocular anthers and numerous stamens

humiriaceous

(¦)⸗¦⸗⸗¦⸗shəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Humiria, type genus + -aceae

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