rubiales
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An order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae;
Have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary (synset 112680491)is a type of: plant order - the order of plantsmember holonym:- family rubiaceae, madder family, rubiaceae - widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry
- caprifoliaceae, family caprifoliaceae, honeysuckle family - shrubs and small trees and woody vines
- dipsacaceae, family dipsacaceae - chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads
- family valerianaceae, valerian family, valerianaceae - genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
belongs to: asteridae, subclass asteridae - a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superordersame as: order rubiales
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