Gentianales

plural noun

Gen·​tia·​na·​les

-ā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous and usually actinomorphic flowers with two carpels and mostly opposite leaves compare apocynaceae, asclepiadaceae, gentianaceae, loganiaceae, oleaceae , salvadoraceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Gentiana + -ales

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