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Noun: Zygophyllaceae
  1. Small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea
    - family Zygophyllaceae, bean-caper family

Type of: rosid dicot family

Part of: Geraniales, order Geraniales

Encyclopedia: Zygophyllaceae