Zygophyllaceae

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Zygophyllaceae
       n : small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline
           regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera
           Zygophyllum; Tribulus; Guaiacum: Larrea [syn: {family
           Zygophyllaceae}, {bean-caper family}]