Valerianaceae
plural noun
Va·le·ri·a·na·ce·ae
\vəˌlirēəˈnāsēˌē\
Definition of Valerianaceae
: a family of herbs (order Rubiales) chiefly of temperate regions having opposite leaves and mostly cymose flowers, a regular or irregular corolla and free anthers, and an achene fruit crowned with a persistent calyx border
valerianaceous
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Origin and Etymology of valerianaceae
New Latin, from Valeriana, type genus + -aceae
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