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