COMMELINACEAE


Meaning of COMMELINACEAE in English

ˌkämələ̇ˈnāsēˌē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

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

: a large widely distributed family of herbaceous plants (order Xyridales) that have perfect flowers with a distinct calyx and corolla and upper leaves shaped like a spathe and that comprise the spiderworts — see commelina , tradescantia

• com·me·li·na·ceous |kämələ̇|nāshəs adjective

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