| 释义 | xyr·i·da·ce·ae \ˌzirəˈdāsēˌē\ noun plural
 Usage: capitalized
 Etymology: New Latin, from Xyrid-, Xyris, type genus + -aceae
 : a family of herbs (order Xyridales) with basal equitant usually distichous leaves and leafless scapes bearing flowers in dense heads in the axils of imbricated scales — see xyris
 • xyr·i·da·ceous \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dāshəs\ adjective
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