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rutaceous

rutaceous adjective: of or relating to plants of the family Rutaceae.

Adjective

rutaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to plants of the family Rutaceae.

Origin of rutaceous

From Latin ruta (“rue”) + -aceous. See rue (“the plant”).

Questions about rutaceous

What does rutaceous mean?
Rutaceous means of or relating to plants of the family Rutaceae.
What part of speech is rutaceous?
Rutaceous is an adjective.

Words near rutaceous in the dictionary

  1. Ruta
  2. ruta-baga
  3. ruta-bagas
  4. rutabaga
  5. rutabagas
  6. rutaceous
  7. rutaecarpine
  8. rutalean
  9. rutamycin
  10. rutamycins
  11. Rutan

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