单词 | rue family |
释义 | > as lemmasrue family rue family n. the family Rutaceae, chiefly comprising woody shrubs and trees, often with strongly scented foliage and fruit, and of which the genus Ruta is the type. ΚΠ 1836 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Arts & Sci. (new ed.) II. 137/2 Coriarieæ..resembles Rutaceæ, the rue family, and has some affinity with Connaraceæ. 1933 W. W. Robbins & F. Ramaley Plants useful to Man xviii. 312 The Rue Family is composed of trees, shrubs, and herbs, usually with aromatic fruits and glandular dotted leaves. 1995 Guardian 5 Dec. i. 12/7 Its attractive, wintergreen, finely divided triangular fronds are very similar to the leaves of the rue family of flowering plants. < as lemmas |
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