lythraceous

lythraceous

(lɪˈθreɪʃəs; laɪˈθreɪ-) adj (Botany) 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[C19: from New Latin Lythrum type genus, from Greek luthron blood, from the red flowers]