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单词 lythraceous
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lythraceous

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

adjective

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

Origin of lythraceous

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

Words nearby lythraceous

lyssa, Lyssavirus, lyssophobia, -lyte, Lytham Saint Anne's, lythraceous, lytic, lytic cocktail, lytta, Lyttelton, Lytton
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British Dictionary definitions for lythraceous

lythraceous
/ (lɪˈθreɪʃəs, laɪˈθreɪ-) /

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

Word Origin for lythraceous

C19: from New Latin Lythrum type genus, from Greek luthron blood, from the red flowers
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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