Myoporaceae

plural noun

My·​op·​o·​ra·​ce·​ae

mīˌäpəˈrāsēˌē

: a family of chiefly Australian shrubs and trees (order Polemoniales) having an irregular or bilabiate corolla, didynamous stamens, and berrylike fruit

myoporaceous

⸗¦⸗⸗¦rāshəs

adjective

myoporad

⸗ˈ⸗⸗ˌrad

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Myoporum, type genus + -aceae

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