rüˈtāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Ruta, type genus + -aceae
: a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Geraniales) often glandular and strong scented and having flowers that are tetramerous or pentamerous with a compound ovary of four or five distinct or somewhat united carpels
• ru·ta·ceous -āshəs adjective