rutaceous

[ roo-tey-shuhs ]

/ ruˈteɪ ʃəs /

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adjective Botany.

of or like rue.

belonging to the Rutaceae, the rue family of plants.

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Origin of rutaceous

1820–30; <New Latin Rutace(ae) name of the family (Rut(a) the type genus (Latin rūta rue²) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous

Words nearby rutaceous

rust-through, rusty, rusty blackbird, rut, rutabaga, rutaceous, ruth, Ruth, Babe, Ruthenia, Ruthenian, ruthenic

British Dictionary definitions for rutaceous

rutaceous

/ (ruːˈteɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Rutaceae, a family of tropical and temperate flowering plants many of which have aromatic leaves. The family includes rue and citrus trees

Word Origin for rutaceous

C19: from New Latin Rutaceae, from Latin rūta rue ²

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