Trigoniaceae

plural noun

Tri·​go·​ni·​a·​ce·​ae

: a family of tropical American shrubs or woody vines (order Geraniales) with irregular often spurred flowers and 2-celled capsular fruit

trigoniaceous

⸗¦⸗⸗¦āshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Trigonia, type genus + -aceae

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