̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Amygdalus, type genus + -aceae
in some especially former classifications : a family of trees and shrubs comprising those plants of the family Rosaceae (as the plum, peach, and almond) that have a single pistil with united carpels and a characteristic drupe
• amyg·da·la·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷shəs adjective