Taxaceae
plural noun
Tax·a·ce·ae
takˈsāsēˌē
: a family of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs (order Coniferales) distinguished from the Pinaceae by dioecious flowers, commonly fleshy fruit, and an embryo with but two cotyledons
taxaceous adjective
(ˈ)tak¦sāshəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Taxus, type genus + -aceae