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fumariaceous

American  
[fyoo-mar-ee-ey-shuhs] / fjuˌmær iˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

  1. belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.


Etymology

Origin of fumariaceous

< Fumariace ( ae ) ( Fumari ( a ) the type genus ( Medieval Latin fūmāria, fūmārium fumitory; see fume, -ary) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

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