rue family

American  

noun

1. the plant family Rutaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple or compound aromatic leaves, fragrant flowers, and fruit in a variety of forms, and including the citruses, the gas plant, Hercules'-club, and rue.

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Example Sentences

Rue′-anem′one, an American wild-flower; Rue′-wort, a plant of the rue family.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

It feeds upon various members of the rue family, including common rue and prickly ash, as well as upon certain poplars and probably other trees.

From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.