Ophioglossaceae
plural noun
Ophio·glos·sa·ce·ae
ˌäfē(ˌ)ō(ˌ)gläˈsāsēˌē,
ˌōf-
: a family of eusporangiate ferns (order Ophioglossales) that are more or less succulent and have a stem and usually a single frond with thin sheathing stipules and sporophylls forming a spike or panicle, the sporangia opening by transverse slits see ophioglossum
ophioglossaceous adjective
¦⸗⸗(ˌ)⸗(¦)⸗¦sāshəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Ophioglossum, type genus + -aceae