Zygophyllaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Zygophyllaceae
    n 1: small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline
         regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera
         Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea [syn:
         {Zygophyllaceae}, {family Zygophyllaceae}, {bean-caper
         family}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Zygophyllaceae \Zy`go*phyl*la"ce*ae\, prop. n.
   A natural family of small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm
   arid and saline regions; it is often resinous, and some are
   poisonous. It contains the genera {Zygophyllum}; {Tribulus};
   {Guaiacum;} and {Larrea}.

   Syn: family {Zygophyllaceae}, bean-caper family.
        [WordNet 1.5]
    

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