English > Commelinales: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | An order of monocotyledonous herbs. |
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| Synonyms | Xyridales, order Xyridales, order Commelinales |
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| Member of | Commelinidae, subclass Commelinidae | One of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones |
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| Members | Bromeliaceae, family Bromeliaceae, pineapple family | A family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance |
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| Commelinaceae, family Commelinaceae, spiderwort family | large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers |
| Eriocaulaceae, family Eriocaulaceae, pipewort family | chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs |
| Mayacaceae, family Mayacaceae | A monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales |
| Pontederiaceae, family Pontederiaceae, pickerelweed family | aquatic or bog plants |
| Rapateaceae, family Rapateaceae | South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae |
| Xyridaceae, family Xyridaceae, yellow-eyed grass family | plants of tropical to temperate regions |
| Broader | plant order | The order of plants |
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| Spanish | commelinales |
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| Catalan | commelinales, Commelinales |
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