hīˌperəˈkāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Hypericum, type genus + -aceae
in some classifications : a family of dicotyledonous plants of warm and temperate regions that are distinguished by opposite resinous-dotted leaves, regular flowers with numerous fascicled stamens, and a 3- to 5-loculed ovary and that are often included among the Guttiferae