|karē(ˌ)ōkəˈrāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Caryocar, type genus + -aceae
: a family of tropical So. American trees (order Parietales) differing from Theaceae in having coherent petals and separate styles
• car·y·o·ca·ra·ceous -kə|rāshəs adjective