noun
an order of monocotyledonous herbs
• Syn: ↑Xyridales, ↑order Xyridales, ↑Commelinales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Commelinidae, ↑subclass Commelinidae
• Member Meronyms:
↑Xyridaceae, ↑family Xyridaceae, ↑yellow-eyed grass family, ↑Commelinaceae, ↑family Commelinaceae, ↑spiderwort family, ↑Bromeliaceae, ↑family Bromeliaceae, ↑pineapple family, ↑Mayacaceae, ↑family Mayacaceae, ↑Rapateaceae, ↑family Rapateaceae, ↑Eriocaulaceae, ↑family Eriocaulaceae, ↑pipewort family, ↑Pontederiaceae, ↑family Pontederiaceae, ↑pickerelweed family
Useful english dictionary. 2012.