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Alismales

Alismales

9.9
A group of plants that live in water or wet places like water plantains
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Alismales
  • Botanists classify water plantains and their relatives in the order Alismales.

Examples

  • The Alismales include various species adapted to wetland environments.

  • Many species in the Alismales thrive in freshwater habitats.

  • Recent studies have improved our understanding of evolutionary relationships within the Alismales.

  • The Alismales order includes various aquatic plants.

  • Botanists classify water plantains and their relatives in the order Alismales.

  • The Alismales include various species adapted to wetland environments.

  • Many species in the Alismales thrive in freshwater habitats.

Synonyms

order Alismales
vsAlismales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of water plants like water plantain that grow in marshes and wetlands

is the same name but omits the rank word

Compounds

order Alismales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of water plants like water plantain that grow in marshes and wetlands

Surface Forms

Alismales singular
Alismales plural

Etymology

Alismales comes from the plant name Alisma, the 'water plantain', plus the scientific ending -ales that marks a plant order or 'group'. So Alismales is the named group of water and wetland plants related to the water plantain.