Martyniaceae

plural noun

Mar·​tyn·​i·​a·​ce·​ae

märˌtinēˈāsēˌē

: a small family of chiefly tropical American herbs (order Polemoniales) having a racemose terminal inflorescence of zygomorphic flowers with gamopetalous corollas

martyniaceous

⸗¦⸗⸗¦āshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Martynia, type genus + -aceae

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