Relating to or belonging to the plant family Gonystylaceae, characterized by features typical of these tropical plants.
An adjectival form derived from 'Gonystylaceae' using the Latin suffix '-ous' (or in this case '-aceous'), creating a descriptor for plants in this family.
The '-aceous' ending became botanists' favorite way to turn family names into adjectives, so you can describe something as 'gonystylaceous' the same way you'd say 'rosaceous' for rose-family plants.
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