| NOUN | plant | order Santalales, Santalales | order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary |
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| Meaning | Order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots. | |
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| Synonym | Santalales | |
| Member of | Dilleniidae, subclass Dilleniidae | A 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 |
| Members | Loranthaceae, family Loranthaceae, mistletoe family | In some classification includes Viscaceae |
| Santalaceae, family Santalaceae, sandalwood family | chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit | |
| Viscaceae, family Viscaceae, mistletoe family | In some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae | |
| Broader | plant order | The order of plants |
| Spanish | santalales | |
| Catalan | santalales, Santalales | |
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