takˌsōdēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Taxodium, type genus + -aceae
: a family of coniferous trees or rarely shrubs that are sometimes included in Pinaceae but are distinguished by flat or peltate cone scales lacking bracts and each producing 2 to 9 seeds and by dimorphic leaves or none
• tax·o·di·a·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective