Hydrocaryaceae

plural noun

Hy·​dro·​car·​y·​a·​ce·​ae

in some classifications

: a family coextensive with the Trapaceae

hydrocaryaceous

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adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hydr- + cary- + -aceae

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