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ra·pa·te·a·ce·ae
\rəˌpād.ēˈāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Rapatea, type genus (probably from a native name in Guiana) + -aceae
: a family of So. American herbs (order Xyridales) somewhat resembling members of the family Juncaceae and having a greenish perianth in two series, six anthers, and numerous capitate flowers subtended by two foliaceous bracts
• ra·pa·te·a·ceous \ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs\ adjective |