Valerianaceae

plural noun

Va·​le·​ri·​a·​na·​ce·​ae

vəˌlirēəˈnāsēˌē

: a family of herbs (order Rubiales) chiefly of temperate regions having opposite leaves and mostly cymose flowers, a regular or irregular corolla and free anthers, and an achene fruit crowned with a persistent calyx border

valerianaceous

⸗¦⸗⸗⸗¦nāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Valeriana, type genus + -aceae

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