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hyd·no·ra·ce·ae
\ˌhidnəˈrāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Hydnora, type genus + -aceae
: a family of African and Argentinian highly modified flowering plants (order Aristolochiales) that are parasitic on the roots of other plants and consist of a branched subterranean system of leafless rhizoid shoots from which large succulent solitary flowers are sent up to the surface of the ground — compare rafflesiaceae
• hyd·no·ra·ceous \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshəs\ adjective |