family Zygophyllaceae

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family Zygophyllaceae - small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larreabean-caper family, Zygophyllaceaerosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plantsGeraniales, order Geraniales - an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceaegenus Zygophyllum, Zygophyllum - usually tropical herbs or shrubs having ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers: bean capersBulnesia, genus Bulnesia - palo santogenus Guaiacum, Guaiacum - small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical Americagenus Larrea, Larrea - xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United Statesgenus Tribulus, Tribulus - annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions