Loasaceae

plural noun

Lo·​a·​sa·​ce·​ae

ˌlōəˈsāsēˌē

: a family of mainly herbaceous bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants (order Parietales) having regular pentamerous flowers with numerous stamens

loasaceous

¦⸗⸗¦sāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Loasa, type genus + -aceae

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