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PRIMULALES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

order Primulales; Primulales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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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