ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Vallisneria, type genus + -aceae
in some classifications : a family comprising monocotyledonous aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) that are distinguished by having flowers with the tube of the perianth more or less adnate to the ovary and the carpels united in fruit and that are now usually included in Hydrocharitaceae
• val·lis·ne·ri·a·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective