Rhoeadales

plural noun

Rhoe·​ada·​les

ˌrēəˈdā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of dicotyledonous plants including the families Papaveraceae, Fumariaceae, and Cruciferae and having regular or irregular cyclic flowers with hypogynous stamens and a superior compound ovary

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek rhoiad-, rhoias corn poppy + New Latin -ales

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Rhymes for Rhoeadales

• ails
• ales
• bailes
• bails
• bales
• dales
• dalles
• fails
• gales
• hails
• hales
• jails