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Gentianales
plural noun
Gen·tia·na·les
\-ā(ˌ)lēz\
Definition of Gentianales
: an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous and usually actinomorphic flowers with two carpels and mostly opposite leaves — compare apocynaceae asclepiadaceae gentianaceae loganiaceae oleaceae salvadoraceae
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Origin and Etymology of gentianales
New Latin, from Gentiana + -ales
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