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Urticales

Urticales

9.9
A group of related flowering plants that includes figs and nettles
  • noun
  • /ˈɜrtɪˌkeɪliz/
  • Specialized
: urticales
  • The family Moraceae, which includes figs and mulberries, belongs to the Urticales.

Examples

  • The Urticales include a wide variety of economically important plants.

  • Did you know that Urticales includes both trees and shrubs?

  • Recent genetic studies have led to changes in the classification of the Urticales.

  • The Urticales order contains many economically important plants.

  • The Urticales order contains many species that are crucial for both ecology and agriculture.

  • The Urticales include numerous plants such as mulberries and figs, which are important for food production.

  • Many tropical fruits come from plants in the Urticales order, highlighting their economic significance.

Synonyms

order Urticales
vsUrticales
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of related flowering plants that once included nettles, figs, and elms

is the current accepted classification instead of an outdated grouping

Compounds

order Urticales
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of related flowering plants that once included nettles, figs, and elms

Surface Forms

Urticales singular
Urticales plural

Morphology

Urticales = Urtica (opaque) = urtic + ales

Formed from a Latin genus name + the specialized botanical suffix '-ales'; these components are specialized taxonomic forms not transparent to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Urticales comes from the Latin word urtica, which means 'nettle', plus the ending -ales that is used to name a group of plants. So Urticales is the plant group named for nettles and their relatives, which is why families like the nettle family belong to it.