HyperDic: order_santalales

English > 1 sense of the expression order Santalales:
NOUNplantorder Santalales, Santalalesorder of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary
English > order Santalales: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningOrder of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots.
SynonymSantalales
Member ofDilleniidae, subclass DilleniidaeA group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary
MembersLoranthaceae, family Loranthaceae, mistletoe familyIn some classification includes Viscaceae
Santalaceae, family Santalaceae, sandalwood familychiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit
Viscaceae, family Viscaceae, mistletoe familyIn some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
Broaderplant orderThe order of plants
Spanishsantalales
Catalansantalales, Santalales

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