noun
an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary
• Syn: ↑order Rubiales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Asteridae, ↑subclass Asteridae
• Member Meronyms:
↑Rubiaceae, ↑family Rubiaceae, ↑madder family, ↑Caprifoliaceae, ↑family Caprifoliaceae, ↑honeysuckle family, ↑Dipsacaceae, ↑family Dipsacaceae, ↑Valerianaceae, ↑family Valerianaceae, ↑valerian family
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\\ˌrübēˈā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of dicotyledonous plants having opposite leaves, an inferior compound ovary, and epigynous stamens equal in number to the lobes of the corolla
Useful english dictionary. 2012.