Triuridaceae

plural noun

Tri·​u·​ri·​da·​ce·​ae

(ˌ)trīˌyu̇rəˈdāsēˌē

: a small family of saprophytic leafless herbs (order Triuridales) living in the tropics of both hemispheres and having star-shaped flowers with the perianth segments often fringed or tailed

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Triurid-, Triuris, type genus + -aceae

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