noun
an order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae
• Syn: ↑order Campanulales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Asteridae, ↑subclass Asteridae
• Member Meronyms:
↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family, ↑Campanulaceae, ↑family Campanulaceae, ↑bellflower family, ↑Cucurbitaceae, ↑family Cucurbitaceae, ↑gourd family, ↑Goodeniaceae, ↑family Goodeniaceae, ↑Goodenia family, ↑Lobeliaceae, ↑family Lobeliaceae, ↑lobelia family
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\(ˌ)kamˌpanyəˈlā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order comprising dicotyledonous plants with a tubular 5-lobed corolla and five stamens with the anthers connivent and often partly or wholly united and including the Campanulaceae, Lobeliaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Goodeniaceae, Stylidiaceae, Calyceraceae, and Compositae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.