takˈsāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Taxus, type genus + -aceae
: a family of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs (order Coniferales) distinguished from the Pinaceae by dioecious flowers, commonly fleshy fruit, and an embryo with but two cotyledons
• tax·a·ceous (ˈ)tak|sāshəs adjective