ˌhēmōdəˈrāsēˌē, ˌhem- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Haemodorum, type genus (from hem- + Greek dōron gift) + -aceae
: a family of chiefly tropical plants (order Liliales) having flowers with three stamens and an inferior ovary arranged in a complex panicled inflorescence
• hae·mo·do·ra·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshəs adjective