̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Marcgravia, type genus + -aceae
: a small family of often epiphytic tropical American shrubs, trees, or vines (order Parietales) that have usually pendulous flowers and petals united into a hood and sometimes functioning as nectaries
• marc·gra·vi·a·ceous (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective