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RUE FAMILY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent
Synonyms:
family Rutaceae; rue family; Rutaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rue family" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot family (a family of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "rue family"):
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 ("rue family" 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)
