līˈthrāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Lythrum, type genus + -aceae
: a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Myrtales) having flowers with crumpled corolla, a hypanthium, and often unequal stamens
• ly·thra·ceous (ˈ)lī|thrāshəs adjective