ˌstafəlēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Staphylea, type genus + -aceae
: a family of plants (order Sapindales) mostly of the north temperate zone that have compound leaves, perfect regular flowers with introrse anthers, and inflated capsular fruit
• staph·y·le·a·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective