Globulariaceae
plural noun
Glob·u·lar·i·a·ce·ae
\-ˌla(a)rēˈāsēˌē\
Definition of Globulariaceae
: a family of perennial herbs or small heathlike shrubs of the order Polemoniales with obovate entire often radical leaves and flowers in dense usually globular heads
globulariaceous
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Origin and Etymology of globulariaceae
New Latin, from Globularia, type genus + -aceae
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