noun
coextensive with the genus Sphagnum; in some classifications isolated in a separate subclass
• Syn: ↑order Sphagnales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bryopsida, ↑class Bryopsida, ↑Musci, ↑class Musci
• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Sphagnum
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\\sfagˈnā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of Musci that is coextensive with the genus Sphagnum and is often isolated in a separate subclass
Useful english dictionary. 2012.