Etymology

rutaceous

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Today it means: Of or relating to plants of the family Rutaceae. Full definition →

Latin ruta
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  1. Latin · derived fromruta“rue”
  2. English todayrutaceous

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

Words from the same roots

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