sau·ru·ra·ce·ae \ˌsȯrəˈrāsēˌē\noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Saururus, type genus + -aceae : a family of perennial herbs (order Piperales) having small flowers destitute of perianth in terminal spikes and with an ovary of several separate carpels • sau·ru·ra·ceous\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshəs\adjective