order Polemoniales

9.9

A group of flowering plant families that scientists used to classify together but do not use now

noun
/ˈɔrdər ˌpəˌlɛmənˈiːəlɪs/

Archaic

: orden Polemoniales

Researchers used to group certain plant families under the order Polemoniales before modern genetic analysis became standard.

Examples

With revisions in plant classification, the order Polemoniales is no longer commonly recognized.
The order Polemoniales was once considered to include a wide range of diverse flowering plant families.
The order Polemoniales was once significant in botanical classification.
Many plants in the order Polemoniales are known for their vibrant flowers.
Researchers used to group certain plant families under the order Polemoniales before modern genetic analysis became standard.
The order Polemoniales was once considered to include a wide range of diverse flowering plant families.
With revisions in plant classification, the order Polemoniales is no longer commonly recognized.

Synonyms

Polemoniales

vsorder Polemoniales

Archaic

9.9

A group of flowering plants used in older classifications that included the nightshade family

is the same group but described more generally with fewer family examples

Surface Forms

order Polemoniales singular

order Polemoniales plural

Morphology

order + Polemoniales

The compound combines the common noun 'order' (a taxonomic grouping) with a taxon name 'Polemoniales', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a biological order called Polemoniales. The specialized nuance that it is a 'former' or obsolete classification is domain-specific and may not be deducible, but the basic referential meaning is transparently compositional.

Etymology

Order Polemoniales comes from the plant family Polemoniaceae, the phlox family. At first, plant scientists put many similar-looking flower families into one 'group' called an order. Later, new studies showed those families were different, so the name is 'no longer used'.