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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Zygophyllales — the bean-caper,caltrop , and related plants.
Etymologies
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Zygophyllum + -aceae
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Examples
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The steppe is formed by resinous evergreen bushes dominated by representatives of the Zygophyllaceae family, such as species from the genera Larrea (jarillas), Bulnesia (retamos) and Plectocarpa (mancapotrillos).
Argentine Monte 2007
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_jawása_ or camel thorn (Alhagi camelorum), practically leafless, but with very long and stout spines; under Capparidaceae several Cleomes, species of Corchorus (Tiliaceae), under Zygophyllaceae three
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir James McCrone Douie 1894
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