līˈnāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Linum, type genus + -aceae
: a widely distributed family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Geraniales) having regular pentamerous flowers with the stamens twice as many as the petals and a fruit that is a capsule or a drupe — see linum
• li·na·ceous (ˈ)lī|nāshəs adjective