noun
corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae
• Syn: ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑Chenopodiales, ↑order-Chenopodiales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllidae, ↑subclass Caryophyllidae
• Member Meronyms:
↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family, ↑pink family, ↑Aizoaceae, ↑family Aizoaceae, ↑Tetragoniaceae, ↑family Tetragoniaceae, ↑carpetweed family, ↑Amaranthaceae, ↑family Amaranthaceae, ↑amaranth family, ↑Batidaceae, ↑family Batidaceae, ↑saltwort family, ↑Chenopodiaceae, ↑family Chenopodiaceae, ↑goosefoot family, ↑Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑Allioniaceae, ↑family Allioniaceae, ↑four-o'clock family, ↑Phytolaccaceae, ↑family Phytolaccaceae, ↑pokeweed family, ↑Portulacaceae, ↑family Portulacaceae, ↑purslane family
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\\-ˈlā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Caryophyllus (II), type genus + -ales
: an order of dicotyledonous herbs and shrubs distinguished by a superior unilocular ovary and a generally coiled or curved embryo, important member families being the Chenopodiaceae, Amaranthaceae, and Caryophyllaceae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.