Opuntiales — prop. n. An order of plants coextensive with the family {Cactaceae}, comprising the cactuses. Syn: order {Opuntiales}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Opuntiales — noun coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses • Syn: ↑order Opuntiales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllidae, ↑subclass Caryophyllidae • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
plant order — noun the order of plants • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Anthocerotales, ↑order Anthocerotales, ↑Andreaeales, ↑order Andreaeales, ↑Bryales, ↑order Bryales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Caryophyllidae — noun a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae;… … Useful english dictionary
subclass Caryophyllidae — noun a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae;… … Useful english dictionary
Cactaceae — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑family Cactaceae, ↑cactus family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales … Useful english dictionary
cactus family — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family Cactaceae • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales … Useful english dictionary
family Cactaceae — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑Cactaceae, ↑cactus family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales … Useful english dictionary
Caryophyllidae — n. a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or free central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); it contains 14 families including: {Caryophyllaceae} (carnations and pinks);… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English