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Marcgraviaceae
plural noun
Marc·gra·vi·a·ce·ae
Definition of Marcgraviaceae
: a small family of often epiphytic tropical American shrubs, trees, or vines (order Parietales) that have usually pendulous flowers and petals united into a hood and sometimes functioning as nectaries
marcgraviaceous
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Origin and Etymology of marcgraviaceae
New Latin, from Marcgravia, type genus + -aceae
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