Definition of Phrymaceae
:a family of plants (order Polemoniales) coextensive with the genus Phryma
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Phrymaceae
plural noun
Phry·ma·ce·ae
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frīˈmāsēˌē
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Origin and Etymology of phrymaceae
New Latin, from Phryma, type genus + -aceae
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