Orchidales — prop. n. An order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds, and including the families {Orchidaceae} and {Burmanniaceae}. Syn: order {Orchidales}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Orchidales — Phalaenopsis orchid Orchidales is a botanical name of an order of flowering plants. In taxonomical systems, this is a relatively recent name as early systems used descriptive botanical names for the order containing the orchids. The Bentham… … Wikipedia
Orchidales — noun order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae • Syn: ↑order Orchidales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Liliidae, ↑subclass Liliidae … 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
Liliidae — is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. of the subclass will vary with the being used (there are many such systems); the only requirement being that it includes the family Liliaceae.Liliidae in Takhtajan systemThe Takhtajan system treats… … Wikipedia
Orchidaceae — noun enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers • Syn: ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Liliidae — noun one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae • Syn: ↑subclass Liliidae • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Monocot … Useful english dictionary
subclass Liliidae — noun one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae • Syn: ↑Liliidae • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Monocotyledones, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cronquist system — The Cronquist system is a taxonomic classification system of flowering plants. It was developed by Arthur Cronquist in his texts An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants (1981) and The Evolution and Classification of Flowering… … Wikipedia
Thorne system (1992) — A modern system of plant taxonomy, the Thorne system (1992) of plant classification was drawn up by the botanist Robert F. Thorne (1920 ). He replaced it in 2000 with a new system. These two systems were published in: * * * *The system is… … Wikipedia