(ˌ)trīˌyu̇rəˈdāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Triurid-, Triuris, type genus + -aceae
: a small family of saprophytic leafless herbs (order Triuridales) living in the tropics of both hemispheres and having star-shaped flowers with the perianth segments often fringed or tailed