ˌsantəˈlāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Santalum, type genus + -aceae
: a family of mostly tropical herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees (order Santalales) that have clustered apetalous monoecious or dioecious flowers, the ovary partly inferior and the fruit a nut or drupe and that include some members which are stem or root parasites
• san·ta·la·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lāshəs adjective