noun
a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae
• Syn: ↑order Parietales, ↑Hypericales, ↑order Hypericales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dilleniidae, ↑subclass Dilleniidae
• Member Meronyms:
↑Loasaceae, ↑family Loasaceae, ↑loasa family, ↑Begoniaceae, ↑family Begoniaceae, ↑begonia family, ↑Dilleniaceae, ↑family Dilleniaceae, ↑Guttiferae, ↑family Guttiferae, ↑Clusiaceae, ↑family Clusiaceae, ↑St John's wort family, ↑Hypericaceae, ↑family Hypericaceae, ↑Actinidiaceae, ↑family Actinidiaceae, ↑Canellaceae, ↑family Canellaceae, ↑canella family, ↑Caricaceae, ↑family Caricaceae, ↑papaya family, ↑Caryocaraceae, ↑family Caryocaraceae, ↑Cistaceae, ↑family Cistaceae, ↑rockrose family, ↑Dipterocarpaceae, ↑family Dipterocarpaceae, ↑Flacourtiaceae, ↑family Flacourtiaceae, ↑flacourtia family, ↑Fouquieriaceae, ↑family Fouquieriaceae, ↑Ochnaceae, ↑family Ochnaceae, ↑ochna family, ↑Passifloraceae, ↑family Passifloraceae, ↑passionflower family, ↑Resedaceae, ↑family Resedaceae, ↑mignonette family, ↑Tamaricaceae, ↑family Tamaricaceae, ↑tamarisk family, ↑Violaceae, ↑family Violaceae, ↑violet family, ↑Theaceae, ↑family Theaceae, ↑tea family
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\\pəˌrīəˈtā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a large order of dicotyledonous plants with spirocyclic or cyclic flowers that have the ovary syncarpous and usually parietal placentae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.