noun
an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae
• Syn: ↑order Gentianales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dicotyledones, ↑class Dicotyledones, ↑Dicotyledonae, ↑class Dicotyledonae, ↑Magnoliopsida, ↑class Magnoliopsida
• Member Meronyms:
↑Apocynaceae, ↑family Apocynaceae, ↑dogbane family, ↑Gentianaceae, ↑family Gentianaceae, ↑gentian family, ↑Salvadoraceae, ↑family Salvadoraceae, ↑Salvadora family, ↑Oleaceae, ↑family Oleaceae, ↑olive family, ↑Menyanthaceae, ↑family Menyanthaceae, ↑buckbean family, ↑Loganiaceae, ↑family Loganiaceae, ↑Asclepiadaceae, ↑family Asclepiadaceae, ↑milkweed family
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\\-ā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous and usually actinomorphic flowers with two carpels and mostly opposite leaves — compare apocynaceae, asclepiadaceae, gentianaceae, loganiaceae, oleaceae, salvadoraceae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.