-ˌpinēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Caesalpinia, type genus + -aceae
in some classifications : a large family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees having a regular or slightly irregular corolla, the petals imbricated in the bud, and the fruit a legume, important genera being Caesalpinia, Cassia, Bauhinia, Tamarindus, and Copaifera
• caes·al·pin·i·a·ceous -ˈāshəs adjective