HyperDic: geraniales

English > 1 sense of the word Geraniales:
NOUNplantGeraniales, order Geranialesan order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants
English > Geraniales: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAn order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae.
Synonymorder Geraniales
Member ofRosidae, subclass RosidaeA group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers
MembersBalsaminaceae, family Balsaminaceae, balsam familydistinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
Burseraceae, family Burseraceae, torchwood familyresinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
Callitrichaceae, family Callitrichaceaedicot aquatic herbs
Erythroxylaceae, family ErythroxylaceaeA family of plants of order Geraniales
Euphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae, spurge familyA family of plants of order Geraniales
Geraniaceae, family Geraniaceae, geranium familychiefly herbaceous plants
Lepidobotryaceae, family Lepidobotryaceaefamily created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive / distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families
Malpighiaceae, family MalpighiaceaeTropical shrubs or trees
Meliaceae, family Meliaceae, mahogany familyTropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
Oxalidaceae, family Oxalidaceae, wood-sorrel familyA family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales
Polygalaceae, family Polygalaceae, milkwort familyTrees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres
Rutaceae, family Rutaceae, rue familyA family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales
Simaroubaceae, family Simaroubaceae, quassia familychiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit
Tropaeolaceae, family Tropaeolaceae, nasturtium familycoextensive with the genus Tropaeolum
Zygophyllaceae, family Zygophyllaceae, bean-caper familysmall trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions
Broaderplant orderThe order of plants
Spanishgeraniales
Catalangeraniales, Geraniales

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