Menyanthaceae
plural noun
Meny·an·tha·ce·ae
ˌmenēˌanˈthāsēˌē
: a widely distributed family of aquatic or bog plants (order Gentianales) having basal or alternate leaves and valvate corolla lobes
menyanthaceous adjective
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Menyanthes, type genus + -aceae