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Xyridales

plural noun
Xyr·i·da·les

Definition of Xyridales 

: an order of monocotyledonous herbs having flowers mostly with regular corolla and compound superior ovary — see bromeliaceae, commelinaceae, xyridaceae

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History and Etymology for Xyridales

New Latin, from Xyrid-, Xyris + -ales

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