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Translingual
Etymology
Ruta + -aceae
Proper noun
Rutaceae
- A taxonomic family within the order Sapindales – many shrubs and trees including those that bear citrus fruits.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (family): Aurantioideae (syn. Citroideae; Citrus, Glycosmis, et al – genera); Amyridoideae (Melicope, Agathosma, Boronia, Vepris, Acronychia, Conchocarpus, Zieria, Amyris, et al – genera); Cneoroideae (syn. Spathelioideae; Spathelia, et al – genera); Rutoideae (Ruta, et al – genera) Haplophylloideae (Haplophyllum, et al – genera); Zanthoxyloideae (Zanthoxylum, Nematolepis et al – genera) – subfamilies per NCBI and APG, genera per APG
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