| the plant family Lythraceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having usually opposite or whorled, simple leaves, clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a capsule, and including the crape myrtle, loosestrifes of the genus Lythrum, and the henna shrub. |
| loosestrife family | |
noun | |
| herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers [syn: Lythraceae] |