kyüˌnōnēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cunonia, type genus + -aceae
: a family of trees and shrubs (order Rosales) that are sometimes placed in the family Saxifragaceae but are distinguished by opposite or verticillate leaves and small flowers borne in dense clusters
• cu·no·ni·a·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective