anˌthäsə(ˌ)rōˈtāsēˌē, -_rə- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Anthocerot-, Anthoceros, type genus + -aceae
: a family of liverworts (order Anthocerotales) having the gametophyte without definite pores and the irregular or dichotomous lobing or branching