hederaceæ

pl. [Lat. heder (a); fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceœ.] Bot .: An order of exogens founded by Linnæus. Antoine Laurent de Ju ieu, in 1789, altered the name to Aralise, and A. Richard, in 1822, to Aralia cere (q. v.). hěd-er-al, a . [Latin hedera ivy; Eng. adj. suff. -al .] Pertaining to or consisting of ivy. *hěd-er-at-ěd, a. [Lat. heder at us .] Crowned or adorned with ivy. ( Fuller : Worthies; Yorkshire.)