- Opuntiales
- Opuntiales 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. 2000.
Syn: order {Opuntiales}. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Opuntiales — Opuntiales, s. Opuntinen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Opuntiales — noun coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses • Syn: ↑order Opuntiales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllidae, ↑subclass Caryophyllidae • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
opuntiales — opun·ti·a·les … English syllables
order Opuntiales — noun coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses • Syn: ↑Opuntiales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllidae, ↑subclass Caryophyllidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … 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
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
family Cactaceae — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑Cactaceae, ↑cactus family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales … 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
-ales — I. ⇒ ALES1, ALIES, suff. Suff. formateur de subst. fém. plur. désignant des fêtes dans l Antiq. romaine : agonales « fêtes en l honneur de Janus » (LITTRÉ) bacchanales « fêtes que les anciens célébraient en l honneur de Bacchus » (ROB.)… … Encyclopédie Universelle