märˌtinēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Martynia, type genus + -aceae
: a small family of chiefly tropical American herbs (order Polemoniales) having a racemose terminal inflorescence of zygomorphic flowers with gamopetalous corollas
• mar·tyn·i·a·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective