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com·me·li·na·ce·ae \ˌkämələ̇ˈnāsēˌē\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Commelina, type genus + -aceae : a large widely distributed family of herbaceous plants (order Xyridales) that have perfect flowers with a distinct calyx and corolla and upper leaves shaped like a spathe and that comprise the spiderworts — see commelina, tradescantia • com·me·li·na·ceous \|kämələ̇|nāshəs\ adjective |