ˌlōəˈsāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Loasa, type genus + -aceae
: a family of mainly herbaceous bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants (order Parietales) having regular pentamerous flowers with numerous stamens
• lo·a·sa·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sāshəs adjective