Plantaginaceae

plural noun

Plan·​ta·​gi·​na·​ce·​ae

ˌplantəjəˈnāsēˌē

: a family of dicotyledonous plants constituting the order Plantaginales and characterized by spicate or capitate tetramerous flowers with a membranous or scarious corolla and a fruit that is a pyxidium or an indehiscent nutlet see plantago

plantaginaceous

¦⸗⸗⸗¦nāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Plantagin-, Plantago, type genus + -aceae

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