ramˈnāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Rhamnus, type genus + -aceae
: a widely distributed family (order Rhamnales) of thorny shrubs and trees having undivided stipulate leaves and cymose flowers with the stamens opposite the petals and a superior ovary that becomes a 3-celled capsule or a drupe
• rham·na·ceous (ˈ)ram|nāshəs adjective