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Myrtales

Definition:

a plant order including families Myrtaceae, Combretaceae, Elaeagnaceae, Haloragidaceae, Melastomaceae, Lecythidaceae, Lythraceae, Rhizophoraceae, Onagraceae, Lecythidaceae, Punicaceae

Class:

plant noun

Usage:

order | proper noun

Plural:

Myrtales*
(* Myrtales may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

plant order » order » taxonomic group » biological group

Member of:

Rosidae » Dicotyledones » Angiospermae » Spermatophyta » Plantae

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

Combretaceae | Elaeagnaceae | Haloragidaceae | Lecythidaceae | Lythraceae | Melastomataceae | Myrtaceae | Nyssaceae | Onagraceae | Punicaceae | Rhizophoraceae | Thymelaeaceae | Trapaceae

Synonym:

Thymelaeales [order]

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