(ˌ)salˌvinēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Salvinia, type genus + -aceae
: a small family that comprises water ferns with branching stems bearing small leaves and one-celled sporocarps containing either megasporangia or microsporangia and that in some classifications constitutes with the Marsileaceae a distinct order but is usually included in Filicales