Naiadales
plural noun
Na·ia·da·les
Definition of Naiadales
: an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants that have flowers either with or without perianth, apocarpous ovaries, and seeds without endosperm — see hydrocharitaceae, juncaginaceae, naiadaceae
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Origin and Etymology of naiadales
New Latin, from Naiad-, Naias + -ales
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