noun
Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae
• Syn: ↑order Myrtales, ↑Thymelaeales, ↑order Thymelaeales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Rosidae, ↑subclass Rosidae
• Member Meronyms:
↑Combretaceae, ↑family Combretaceae, ↑combretum family, ↑Elaeagnaceae, ↑family Elaeagnaceae, ↑oleaster family, ↑Haloragidaceae, ↑family Haloragidaceae, ↑Haloragaceae, ↑family Haloragaceae, ↑water-milfoil family, ↑Lecythidaceae, ↑family Lecythidaceae, ↑Lythraceae, ↑family Lythraceae, ↑loosestrife family, ↑Myrtaceae, ↑family Myrtaceae, ↑myrtle family, ↑Nyssaceae, ↑family Nyssaceae, ↑sour-gum family, ↑tupelo family, ↑Onagraceae, ↑family Onagraceae, ↑evening-primrose family, ↑Punicaceae, ↑family Punicaceae, ↑Rhizophoraceae, ↑family Rhizophoraceae, ↑mangrove family, ↑Thymelaeaceae, ↑family Thymelaeaceae, ↑daphne family, ↑Trapaceae, ↑family Trapaceae, ↑Melastomataceae, ↑family Melastomataceae, ↑Melastomaceae, ↑family Melastomaceae, ↑meadow-beauty family
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\\mərˈtā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, or trees including among others the Myrtaceae, Melastomaceae, Lythraceae, Rhizophoraceae, and Onagraceae and having simple leaves, flowers with inferior compound ovary and numerous ovules, and capsular or baccate fruit
Useful english dictionary. 2012.