ˌfisəden.ˈtāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Fissident-, Fissidens, type genus (from fissi- + Latin dent-, dens tooth) + -aceae — more at tooth
: a family of chiefly tropical acrocarpous mosses (order Fissidentales) characterized by 2-ranked clasping vertically placed leaves
• fis·si·den·ta·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷.|tāshəs adjective