də̇ˌlēnēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Dillenia, type genus + -aceae
: a family of chiefly tropical shrubs, trees, and climbers (order Parietales) with leathery leaves sometimes replaced by phylloclades and cymose inflorescences
• dil·le·ni·a·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective