Rutaceous
adjective, Botany.
1.
of or like rue.
2.
belonging to the Rutaceae, the rue family of plants.
adjective
1.
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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