Rapateaceae

plural noun

Ra·​pa·​te·​a·​ce·​ae

rəˌpātēˈāsēˌē

: a family of South American herbs (order Xyridales) somewhat resembling members of the family Juncaceae and having a greenish perianth in two series, six anthers, and numerous capitate flowers subtended by two foliaceous bracts

rapateaceous

⸗¦⸗⸗¦āshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Rapatea, type genus (probably from a native name in Guiana) + -aceae

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