Simaroubaceae

plural noun

Sim·​a·​rou·​ba·​ce·​ae

: a family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs (order Geraniales) having bitter bark, mainly pinnate leaves, small 3-merous to 5-merous flowers with a prominent disk that are succeeded by a drupe, berry, or samara see ailanthus, simarouba

simaroubaceous

¦⸗⸗(ˌ)⸗¦bāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Simarouba, type genus + -aceae

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