order Rosales

8.1

A large group of flowering plants that includes roses and elms

noun
/ˈɔrdər roʊˈzeɪliz/

Specialized

: orden Rosales

The order Rosales includes well-known families such as the rose and elm families.

Examples

Many economically important fruit trees belong to the order Rosales.
Scientists debate whether legumes belong in the order Rosales or a separate group.
The order Rosales includes many beautiful flowering plants.
Did you know that the order Rosales contains roses?
Many economically important fruit trees belong to the order Rosales.
The order Rosales includes well-known families such as the rose and elm families.
Scientists debate whether legumes belong in the order Rosales or a separate group.

Synonyms

Rosales

vsorder Rosales

Specialized

9.1

A group of plants that have flowers and includes roses and plants like them

emphasizes a larger grouping and cites specific families like elms

Surface Forms

order Rosales singular

order Rosales plural

Morphology

order + Rosales

The phrase is transparently compositional: 'order' (a taxonomic rank) combined with the proper name 'Rosales' denotes the taxonomic order called Rosales. This follows standard naming conventions in biology and is directly inferable by a learner who knows both constituents (even if the term is specialized).

Etymology

Order Rosales comes from the old Latin word for 'rose' because the rose family is an important part of this group. So, order Rosales means a large group of flowering plants that includes the rose family and other related families like elms and apple trees.