lōˌbēlēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Lobelia, type genus + -aceae
: a family of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Campanulales) that are characterized by the irregular corolla and often syngenesious anthers and are especially abundant in the Pacific islands
• lo·be·li·a·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective