ˌsȯrəˈrāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Saururus, type genus + -aceae
: a family of perennial herbs (order Piperales) having small flowers destitute of perianth in terminal spikes and with an ovary of several separate carpels
• sau·ru·ra·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshəs adjective