English > family Zygophyllaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | 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, bean-caper family |
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Member of | Geraniales, order Geraniales | An order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants |
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Members | Bulnesia, genus Bulnesia | palo santo |
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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 |
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Spanish | zigofiláceas |
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Catalan | zigofil·làcia, zigofil·làcies, Zygophyllaceae |
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