RUE FAMILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rue family mean? 

• RUE FAMILY (noun)
  The noun RUE FAMILY has 1 sense:

1. a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent

  Familiarity information: RUE FAMILY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUE FAMILY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

family Rutaceae; rue family; Rutaceae

Hypernyms ("rue family" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot family (a family of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "rue family"):

genus Ruta; Ruta (type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs)

genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)

Citroncirus; genus Citroncirus (a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata)

Dictamnus; genus Dictamnus (a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae)

Fortunella; genus Fortunella (small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats)

genus Phellodendron; Phellodendron (small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark)

genus Poncirus; Poncirus (one species: trifoliate orange)

genus Zanthoxylum; Zanthoxylum (deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash)

Holonyms ("rue family" is a member of...):

Geraniales; order Geraniales (an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae)