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Santalales

noun

order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots

• Syn: ↑order Santalales

• Hypernyms: ↑plant order

• Member Holonyms: ↑Dilleniidae, ↑subclass Dilleniidae

• Member Meronyms:

↑Santalaceae, ↑family Santalaceae, ↑sandalwood family, ↑Loranthaceae, ↑family Loranthaceae, ↑mistletoe family, ↑Viscaceae, ↑family Viscaceae

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlā(ˌ)lēz\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Santalum + -ales

: an order of dicotyledonous plants which are distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary and many of which are parasitic or partly parasitic

Useful english dictionary. 2012.