Salviniaceae
plural noun
Sal·vin·i·a·ce·ae
(ˌ)salˌvinēˈāsēˌē
: a small family that comprises water ferns with branching stems bearing small leaves and one-celled sporocarps containing either megasporangia or microsporangia and that in some classifications constitutes with the Marsileaceae a distinct order but is usually included in Filicales
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Salvinia, type genus + -aceae