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order Primulales

order Primulales

9.9
A group of flowering plants that includes primrose and similar families
  • noun
  • Archaic
: orden Primulales
  • The order Primulales once included several families, such as the Primulaceae and Myrsinaceae.

Examples

  • Recent genetic studies have led to a reorganization of the families within the order Primulales.

  • Many early classification systems recognized the order Primulales as a distinct group of flowering plants.

  • The order Primulales consists of various flowering plants.

  • Many botanists study the order Primulales for its diversity.

  • Many early classification systems recognized the order Primulales as a distinct group of flowering plants.

  • Recent genetic studies have led to a reorganization of the families within the order Primulales.

  • The order Primulales once included several families, such as the Primulaceae and Myrsinaceae.

Synonyms

Primulales
vsorder Primulales
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of flowering plants that includes primroses and similar plants

is regarded as a former classification no longer current

Surface Forms

order Primulales singular
order Primulales plural

Morphology

order + Primulales

The phrase is fully compositional: 'order' names a taxonomic rank and 'Primulales' is the proper name of that group, so the meaning is simply 'the taxonomic order called Primulales'. This naming pattern is standard in biology and mirrors constructions in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can derive the meaning despite its technical domain.

Etymology

Order Primulales comes from the plant name Primula (the primrose) and the Latin ending -ales that marks an 'order' of plants. So it literally means the group of flowering plants that includes primroses and their close relatives.