| NOUN | plant | bean-caper family, Zygophyllaceae, family Zygophyllaceae | small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions |
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| Meaning | small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea. | |
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| Synonyms | Zygophyllaceae, family Zygophyllaceae | |
| Member of | Geraniales, order Geraniales | An order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants |
| Members | Bulnesia, genus Bulnesia | palo santo |
| Guaiacum, genus Guaiacum | small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America | |
| Larrea, genus Larrea | xerophytic evergreen shrubs | |
| Tribulus, genus Tribulus | Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions | |
| Zygophyllum, genus Zygophyllum | usually tropical herbs or shrubs having ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers | |
| Broader | rosid dicot family | A family of dicotyledonous plants |
| Spanish | zigofiláceas | |
| Catalan | zigofil·làcia, zigofil·làcies, Zygophyllaceae | |
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