Moraceae

plural noun

Mo·​ra·​ce·​ae

məˈrāsēˌē

: a family of trees or shrubs (order Urticales) that have a milky juice and small diclinous flowers with a one-celled ovary see artocarpus, ficus, morus

moraceous

-āshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Morus, type genus + -aceae

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