| 释义 |
bas·el·la·ce·ae
\ˌbasəˈlāsēˌē, -azə-\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Basella, type genus + -aceae
: a small family of usually climbing herbs (order Caryophyllales) sometimes included in the Chenopodiaceae but distinguished by having the calyx and corolla dissimilar
• bas·el·la·ceous \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷shəs\ adjective |