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PRIMULALES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae
Synonyms:
order Primulales; Primulales
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Primulales" is a kind of...):
plant order (the order of plants)
Meronyms (members of "Primulales"):
family Primulaceae; primrose family; Primulaceae (a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere)
family Myrsinaceae; Myrsinaceae; myrsine family (family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida)
order Plumbaginales; Plumbaginales (coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales)
family Plumbaginaceae; leadwort family; Plumbaginaceae; sea-lavender family (perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas)
family Theophrastaceae; Theophrastaceae (family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae)
Holonyms ("Primulales" is a member of...):
class Dicotyledonae; class Dicotyledones; class Magnoliopsida; Dicotyledonae; Dicotyledones; Magnoliopsida (comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae)
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