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