ˌmirəˈkāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Myrica, type genus + -aceae
: a family of shrubs constituting an order Myricales having simple alternate mostly coriaceous leaves with small diclinous flowers borne in aments in the axils of bracts and infruit forming a small drupe or nut
• myr·i·ca·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kāshəs adjective