Hydrocaryaceae
plural noun
Hy·dro·car·y·a·ce·ae
Definition of Hydrocaryaceae
in some classifications
: a family coextensive with the Trapaceae
hydrocaryaceous
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Origin and Etymology of hydrocaryaceae
New Latin, from hydr- + cary- + -aceae
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