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fitolacáceo , a . ( From Phytolacca , name of a genus of plants, and -áceo ). 1. adj. Bot. It is said of dicotyledonous flowering plants, usually hairless, with alternate, simple, and membranous or somewhat fleshy leaves, usually hermaphrodite flowers, abayado fruit and sometimes other forms, and albumen starchy seed; e.g. the pokeweed and the ombú. U t. c. s. f. 2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family. O RTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.