Pedaliaceae

plural noun

Pe·​da·​li·​a·​ce·​ae

pəˌdālēˈāsēˌē

: a family of annual or perennial hairy tropical herbs (order Polemoniales) with opposite leaves and zygomorphic flowers having bilabiate corollas and 4-loculate ovaries with two carpels

pedaliaceous

⸗¦⸗⸗¦āshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pedalium, type genus + -aceae

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