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Definition of Opuntiales
1. Noun. Coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses.
Generic synonyms: Plant Order
Group relationships: Caryophyllidae, Subclass Caryophyllidae
Member holonyms: Cactaceae, Cactus Family, Family Cactaceae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Opuntiales
Literary usage of Opuntiales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1914)
"... and opuntiales is not remarkable since they are all specialized types and the
rather uniform habitats of the cacti and their relatively modern evolution ..."
2. A University Text-book of Botany by Douglas Houghton Campbell (1907)
"... Sundews) and the Cacti (opuntiales) are among the most remarkable cases. ...
Sapindales 8. Rhamnales 9. Malvales 10. Parietales 11. opuntiales 12. ..."
3. Flora of Miami: Being Descriptions of the Seed-plants Growing Naturally on by John Kunkel Small (1913)
"Order opuntiales. Stamens not more than twice as many as the petals. ...
Loasaceae in Order opuntiales. Ovary with central or basal placentae. ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1902)
"The Supplement, devoted to the families of flowering plants, contains the first
portion of the Orders opuntiales and ..."
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