Aristolochiales

plural noun

Aris·​to·​lo·​chi·​a·​les

: an order of metachlamydeous dicotyledonous plants embracing the families Aristolochiaceae, Rafflesiaceae, and Hydnoraceae and distinguished by the tubular petaloid perianth, inferior ovary, and numerous stamens free from the perianth

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Aristolochia + -ales

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