Myrtales

plural noun

Myr·​ta·​les

mərˈtā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, or trees including among others the Myrtaceae, Melastomaceae, Lythraceae, Rhizophoraceae, and Onagraceae and having simple leaves, flowers with inferior compound ovary and numerous ovules, and capsular or baccate fruit

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Myrtus + -ales

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