BASELLACEAE


Meaning of BASELLACEAE in English

ˌbasəˈlāsēˌē, -azə- noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Basella, type genus + -aceae

: a small family of usually climbing herbs (order Caryophyllales) sometimes included in the Chenopodiaceae but distinguished by having the calyx and corolla dissimilar

• bas·el·la·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷shəs adjective

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