araliaceae
|a-ra-li-a-ceae|
/ˌærəˈliːəsiː/
the Aralia (ginseng/ivy) plant family
Etymology
'Araliaceae' originates from New Latin, formed from the genus name 'Aralia' plus the botanical family suffix '-aceae' used to name plant families.
'Araliaceae' was coined in modern botanical Latin in the 19th century by combining the genus name 'Aralia' (established earlier in botanical nomenclature) with the standardized family ending '-aceae', and it entered English usage as the scientific name for that plant family.
Initially the element 'Aralia' referred specifically to the genus Aralia (and related plants); over time 'Araliaceae' came to denote the whole botanical family containing Aralia and related genera.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a family of flowering plants (Araliaceae) that includes genera such as Panax (ginseng), Hedera (ivy), Aralia, and Schefflera; members are often woody or herbaceous and may have compound leaves and umbel- or panicle-like inflorescences.
Araliaceae includes economically and ecologically important plants such as ginseng and certain ornamental ivies.
Synonyms
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