Parietales

plural noun

Pa·​ri·​e·​ta·​les

pəˌrīəˈtā(ˌ)lēz

: a large order of dicotyledonous plants with spirocyclic or cyclic flowers that have the ovary syncarpous and usually parietal placentae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pariet-, paries + -ales

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