ˌbərsəˈrāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Bursera, type genus + -aceae
: a family of resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees (order Geraniales) with alternate pinnately compound leaves, small greenish usually panicled flowers, and drupaceous fruit — see bursera , elemi
• bur·ser·a·ceous |bərsə|rāshəs adjective