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Primulales

noun

Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae

• Hypernyms: ↑plant order

• Member Holonyms: ↑Dicotyledones, ↑class Dicotyledones, ↑Dicotyledonae, ↑class Dicotyledonae, ↑Magnoliopsida, ↑class Magnoliopsida

• Member Meronyms:

↑Primulaceae, ↑family Primulaceae, ↑primrose family, ↑Myrsinaceae, ↑family Myrsinaceae, ↑myrsine family, ↑Plumbaginales, ↑order Plumbaginales, ↑Plumbaginaceae, ↑family Plumbaginaceae, ↑leadwort family, ↑sea-lavender family, ↑Theophrastaceae, ↑family Theophrastaceae

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlā(ˌ)lēz\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Primula + -ales

: an order of gamopetalous pentamerous dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, or trees that includes the families Primulaceae, Theophrastaceae, and Myrsinaceae and is distinguished by the one-celled ovary with free-central placentation — see plumbaginales

Useful english dictionary. 2012.