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tax·a·ce·ae \takˈsāsēˌē\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Taxus, type genus + -aceae : 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 • tax·a·ceous \(ˈ)tak|sāshəs\ adjective |