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