Theaceae

plural noun

The·​a·​ce·​ae

thēˈāsēˌē

: a family of trees and shrubs (order Parietales) having alternate undivided leaves, large regular pentamerous flowers, and a fleshy or capsular fruit and being mainly tropical but widely distributed compare camellia, gordonia, stewartia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Thea, type genus + -aceae

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