Noun: Zygophyllaceae
- Small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea
"The Zygophyllaceae thrives in desert conditions";
- family Zygophyllaceae, bean-caper family
Type of: rosid dicot family
Part of: Geraniales, order Geraniales
Encyclopedia: Zygophyllaceae