lȯˈrāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Laurus, type genus + -aceae
: a family of shrubs and trees (order Ranales) having flowers with definite stamens in several series of three, more or less united sepals, no petals, and a single pistil
• lau·ra·ceous (ˈ)lȯ|rāshəs adjective