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Myricales

Myricales

9.9
A group of flowering plants that used to include the bayberry family
  • noun
  • /ˌmɪrɪˈkeɪliz/
  • Specialized
: Myricales
  • The Myricales order includes various flowering plants.

Examples

  • The Myricales have historically included various families such as Myricaceae and Juglandaceae.

  • She specialized in the ecology of Myricales during her graduate studies.

  • Modern botanical classification rarely uses Myricales as an order, preferring other groupings.

  • I studied the Myricales family in my botany class.

  • Modern botanical classification rarely uses Myricales as an order, preferring other groupings.

  • The Myricales have historically included various families such as Myricaceae and Juglandaceae.

  • In her research, she examined the unique characteristics of Myricales and their ecological roles.

Synonyms

order Myricales
vsMyricales
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of plants in the Myricaceae plant family once used by scientists

is broader, formerly covering that family plus other related families

Compounds

order Myricales
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of plants in the Myricaceae plant family once used by scientists

Surface Forms

Myricales singular
Myricales plural

Morphology

Myricales = Myrica (semi-transparent) = Myrica + ales

Formed by adding the specialized botanical suffix '-ales' to the genus name 'Myrica'; the construction is regular for taxonomic names but the suffix is technical and not obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Myricales comes from the plant name Myrica (the bayberry group) and the ending -ales used for plant 'orders'. So, Myricales means a large 'group' or order of plants that includes bayberries and similar families.