mīˌäpəˈrāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Myoporum, type genus + -aceae
: a family of chiefly Australian shrubs and trees (order Polemoniales) having an irregular or bilabiate corolla, didynamous stamens, and berrylike fruit
• my·op·o·ra·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshəs adjective
• my·op·o·rad ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrad noun -s