ˌhīmə(ˌ)nōfə̇ˈlāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Hymenophyllum, type genus + -aceae
: a family of ferns having delicate fronds with sessile sporangia on a receptacle resembling a bristle and surrounded by a cup-shaped, tubular, or 2-valved involucre
• hy·me·no·phyl·la·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lāshəs adjective