order opuntiales

Noun
  1. Coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses (synset 111861837)
    is a type of: plant order - the order of plants
    member holonym: cactaceae, cactus family, family cactaceae - constituting the order Opuntiales
    belongs to: caryophyllidae, subclass caryophyllidae - a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder
    same as: opuntiales

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