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rutaceous
[roo-tey-shuhs]
adjective
Botany.
of or like rue.
belonging to the Rutaceae, the rue family of plants.
rutaceous
/ ːˈٱɪʃə /
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
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rutaceous1
1820–30; < New Latin Rutace(ae) name of the family ( Rut(a) the type genus ( Latin ūٲ rue 2 ) + -aceae -aceae ( def. ) ) + -ous
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rutaceous1
C19: from New Latin Rutaceae , from Latin ūٲ rue ²
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