Lythraceae

plural noun

Ly·​thra·​ce·​ae

līˈthrāsēˌē

: a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Myrtales) having flowers with crumpled corolla, a hypanthium, and often unequal stamens

lythraceous

(ˈ)lī¦thrāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Lythrum, type genus + -aceae

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