Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An order of dicotyledonous sympetalous plants characterized by regular flowers, usually free stamens as many or twice as many as the lobes of the corolla, and a compound ovary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun an order including the Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; and Monotropaceae.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
order within theclass Magnoliopsida — very manyplants .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae
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Examples
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According to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG), the Brazil nut family belongs to the order Ericales which is basal to the euasterid clade.
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Within the Ericales, the position of the Lecythidaceae is not resolved.
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