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Definition of Family rutaceae
1. Noun. A family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Geraniales, Order Geraniales
Member holonyms: Genus Ruta, Ruta, Genus Citrus, Citroncirus, Genus Citroncirus, Dictamnus, Genus Dictamnus, Fortunella, Genus Fortunella, Genus Phellodendron, Phellodendron, Genus Poncirus, Poncirus, Genus Zanthoxylum, Zanthoxylum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Rutaceae
Literary usage of Family rutaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"The family Rutaceae belongs to the wanner regions of the globe, and wherever they
appear form a distinct part, or contribute to the vegetative character of ..."
2. Vegetable Gardening by Samuel Bowdlear Green (1915)
"The Rue Family (Rutaceae),—rue. The Borage Family (Boraginaceae),—borage.
THE FUNGI The Fungi group includes a large number of flowerless plants that are ..."
3. Citrus Fruits and Their Culture by H. Harold Hume (1911)
"The family Rutaceae, to which the citrus fruits belong, is represented in the
United States by the prickly ash (Xanthoxylum), hop-tree (Ptelea), ..."
4. Plant Materials of Decorative Gardening: The Woody Plants by William Trelease (1917)
"Family RUTACEAE. Rue Family. A moderate sized family, chiefly important commercially
as producing the Citrus fruits; somewhat used in ornamental planting. ..."
5. A Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger (1898)
"cC: family rutaceae.-Flowers usually actino- tanes -,(/, ovary; *, style: morphic
and four- to five-merous throughout: i, stigma (magnified). stamens in one ..."
6. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"May-June. The narrow pods bristly-edged. In the mountains of Va. and Tenn. to Ga.
In cultivation and thoroughly established northward. RUE FAMILY. Rutaceae. ..."
7. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"family rutaceae. Rue Family. Contains about 110 genera and nearly 900 species,
most abundant in Australia and South Africa. They are trees or shrubs, ..."
8. Elementary Studies in Botany by John Merle Coulter (1913)
"A second important fruit-bearing family is the rue family (Rutaceae), whose genus
Citrus includes oranges, lemons, and grape-fruits. ..."
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