ˌzirəˈdāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Xyrid-, Xyris, type genus + -aceae
: a family of herbs (order Xyridales) with basal equitant usually distichous leaves and leafless scapes bearing flowers in dense heads in the axils of imbricated scales — see xyris
• xyr·i·da·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dāshəs adjective