lythraceous

American

[lith-rey-shuhs, lahy-threy-] / lɪθˈreɪ ʃəs, laɪˈθreɪ- /

adjective

belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.

lythraceous British

/ laɪˈθreɪ-, lɪˈθreɪʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Lythraceae, a mostly tropical American family of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees that includes purple loosestrife and crape myrtle

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Etymology

Origin of lythraceous

< New Latin Lythrace ( ae ) ( Lythr ( um ) the type genus (< Greek lýthron gore) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

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