ˌpīrəˈlāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Pyrola, type genus + -aceae
: a family that comprises mostly evergreen herbs (order Ericales) of temperate regions with pentamerous regular flowers succeeded by loculicidal capsules and that is sometimes included in Ericaceae
• py·ro·la·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lāshəs adjective