English > Chenopodiales: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae. |
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| Synonyms | Caryophyllales, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales |
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| Member of | Caryophyllidae, subclass Caryophyllidae | A group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants) |
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| Members | Aizoaceae, family Aizoaceae, Tetragoniaceae, family Tetragoniaceae, carpetweed family | succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America |
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| Amaranthaceae, family Amaranthaceae, amaranth family | cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs |
| Batidaceae, family Batidaceae, saltwort family | family coextensive with genus Batis |
| Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, carnation family, pink family | large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) |
| Chenopodiaceae, family Chenopodiaceae, goosefoot family | Includes spinach and beets |
| Nyctaginaceae, family Nyctaginaceae, Allioniaceae, family Allioniaceae, four-o'clock family | A family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales |
| Phytolaccaceae, family Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family | chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers |
| Portulacaceae, family Portulacaceae, purslane family | family of usually succulent herbs |
| Broader | plant order | The order of plants |
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| Spanish | cariofilales |
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| Catalan | Caryophyllales |
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