noun
small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea
• Syn: ↑family Zygophyllaceae, ↑bean-caper family
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Geraniales, ↑order Geraniales
• Member Meronyms:
↑Zygophyllum, ↑genus Zygophyllum, ↑Bulnesia, ↑genus Bulnesia, ↑Guaiacum, ↑genus Guaiacum, ↑Larrea, ↑genus Larrea, ↑Tribulus, ↑genus Tribulus
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Zygophyllaceae /-fil-āˈsē-ē/ plural noun
(Gr phyllon a leaf) the bean caper family, desert and steppe plants related to the Rutaceae, the typical genus being Zygophyllˈum
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Main Entry: ↑zygo-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.