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Definition of Order 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 Order Opuntiales
Literary usage of Order Opuntiales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 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. ..."
2. A College Text-book of Botany: Being an Enlargement of the Author's by George Francis Atkinson (1905)
"order Opuntiales.—These include the cacti (Cactaceae), chiefly growing in the
dry or desert regions of America. 1221. ..."
3. A College Text-book of Botany: Being an Enlargement of the Author's by George Francis Atkinson (1905)
"order Opuntiales.—These include the cacti (Cactaceae), chiefly growing in the
dry or desert regions of America. 1221. ..."
4. Applied and Economic Botany: Especially Adapted for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1914)
"order Opuntiales. The plants of this order are succulent, with much reduced
leaves, and with flowers characterized by having a perianth with numerous ..."
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