Ericales

plural noun

Er·​i·​ca·​les

ˌerəˈkā(ˌ)lēz

: an order comprising chiefly gamopetalous dicotyledonous plants characterized by regular flowers with stamens in two whorls free from the corolla and with a compound ovary and containing the families Ericaceae, Clethraceae, Pyrolaceae, Diapensiaceae, Lennoaceae, and Epacridaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Erica + -ales

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