ˌäfē(ˌ)ō(ˌ)gläˈsāsēˌē, ˌōf- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Ophioglossum, type genus + -aceae
: a family of eusporangiate ferns (order Ophioglossales) that are more or less succulent and have a stem and usually a single frond with thin sheathing stipules and sporophylls forming a spike or panicle, the sporangia opening by transverse slits — see ophioglossum
• ophio·glos·sa·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷(|) ̷ ̷|sāshəs adjective