HyperDic: orchidales

English > 1 sense of the word Orchidales:
NOUNplantOrchidales, order Orchidalesorder of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds
English > Orchidales: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningOrder of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae.
Synonymorder Orchidales
Member ofLiliidae, subclass LiliidaeOne of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones
MembersBurmanniaceae, family Burmanniaceaefamily of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers
Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid familyenormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers
Broaderplant orderThe order of plants
Spanishorquidales
CatalanOrchidales

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