(ˌ)stīˌlidēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Stylidium, type genus + -aceae
: a family of herbs or shrubs (order Campanulales) of the southern hemisphere and especially Australasia that have simple leaves and clustered perfect or unisexual flowers with a slightly irregular corolla followed by capsules bearing seeds with fleshy endosperm
• sty·lid·i·a·ceous (|) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective