RUTACEOUS


Meaning of RUTACEOUS in English

/rooh tay"sheuhs/ , adj. Bot.

1. of or like rue.

2. belonging to the Rutaceae, the rue family of plants. Cf. rue family .

[ 1820-30; Rutace ( ae ) name of the family ( Rut ( a ) the type genus (L ruta RUE 2 ) + -aceae ACEAE) + -OUS ]

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