āˌīzəˈwāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Aizoon, type genus + -aceae
: a family of herbs or small shrubs (order Caryophyllales) with solitary or cymose flowers and capsular fruit (as the carpetweed and the fig marigolds)
• ai·zo·a·ceous ā|īzə|wāshəs, |āˌī- adjective