LYTHRACEOUS


Meaning of LYTHRACEOUS in English

/lith ray"sheuhs, luy thray"-/ , adj.

belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants. Cf. loosestrife family .

[ Lythrace ( ae ) ( Lythr ( um ) the type genus ( lýthron gore) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .