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    RUTACEAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scentplay

    Synonyms:

    family Rutaceae; rue family; Rutaceae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Rutaceae" is a kind of...):

    rosid dicot family (a family of dicotyledonous plants)

    Meronyms (members of "Rutaceae"):

    genus Ruta; Ruta (type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs)

    genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)

    Citroncirus; genus Citroncirus (a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata)

    Dictamnus; genus Dictamnus (a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae)

    Fortunella; genus Fortunella (small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats)

    genus Phellodendron; Phellodendron (small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark)

    genus Poncirus; Poncirus (one species: trifoliate orange)

    genus Zanthoxylum; Zanthoxylum (deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash)

    Holonyms ("Rutaceae" is a member of...):

    Geraniales; order Geraniales (an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae)

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