Definition of geraniales Geraniales

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What does geraniales mean?

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Noun
geraniales - an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae
		order Geraniales
		plant order the order of plants
		rosidae subclass rosidae
		balsam family, balsaminaceae, family balsaminaceae distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
		family geraniaceae, geraniaceae, geranium family chiefly herbaceous plants
		erythroxylaceae, family erythroxylaceae a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit
		burseraceae, family burseraceae, torchwood family resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
		callitrichaceae, family callitrichaceae dicot aquatic herbs
		family malpighiaceae, malpighiaceae tropical shrubs or trees
		family meliaceae, mahogany family, meliaceae tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
		family lepidobotryaceae, lepidobotryaceae family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa
		family oxalidaceae, oxalidaceae, wood-sorrel family a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
		family polygalaceae, milkwort family, polygalaceae trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres
		family rutaceae, rue family, rutaceae a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent
		family simaroubaceae, quassia family, simaroubaceae chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit
		family tropaeolaceae, nasturtium family, tropaeolaceae coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum
		bean-caper family, family zygophyllaceae, zygophyllaceae small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea