Definition of Order Santalales

1. Noun. Order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots.

Exact synonyms: Santalales
Generic synonyms: Plant Order
Group relationships: Dilleniidae, Subclass Dilleniidae
Member holonyms: Family Santalaceae, Sandalwood Family, Santalaceae, Family Loranthaceae, Loranthaceae, Mistletoe Family, Family Viscaceae, Mistletoe Family, Viscaceae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Santalales

order Radiolaria
order Rajiformes
order Ranales
order Ranunculales
order Raptores
order Rhamnales
order Rheiformes
order Rhoeadales
order Rhynchocephalia
order Rickettsiales
order Rodentia
order Rosales
order Rubiales
order Salicales
order Salientia
order Santalales (current term)
order Sapindales
order Saprolegniales
order Sarcosporidia
order Sarraceniales
order Saurischia
order Sauropterygia
order Scandentia
order Sclerodermatales
order Scleroparei
order Scorpionida
order Scrophulariales
order Secotiales
order Selaginellales
order Siluriformes

Literary usage of Order Santalales

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter (1903)
"225 Stamens as many as the perianth-members and opposite them, or twice as many. Styles present. Ovules erect. Order SANTALALES. in ..."

2. Text-book of Botany and Pharmacognosy by Henry Kraemer (1908)
"order Santalales. This order embraces a number of families which are quite distinct in several respects. a. ..."

3. Applied and Economic Botany: Especially Adapted for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1914)
"order Santalales. This order embraces a number of families which are quite distinct in several respects. a. ..."

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