pīˈnāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Pinus, type genus + -aceae
: a family of coniferous trees and shrubs (order Coniferales) comprising plants with needle-shaped or scalelike leaves, cones with woody, fleshy, or membranous scales, and fine-grained wood that is often of great economic value and being often divided into four or more smaller families (as Araucariaceae, Taxodiaceae, and Cupressaceae) — compare taxaceae
• pi·na·ceous (ˈ) ̷ ̷|nāshəs adjective