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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.
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
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. ..."