ˌpləmˌbajəˈnāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Plumbagin-, Plumbago, type genus + -aceae
: a family of plants (order Plumbaginales) that are widely distributed especially in saline situations and have basal or alternate leaves, small clustered tubular flowers, and a fruit which is a utricle or an achene — see plumbago
• plum·bag·i·na·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nāshəs adjective