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  • proper noun A taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida — many flowering plants.

Etymologies

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Brassica +‎ -ales

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  • Freeling M, Lyons E, Pedersen B, Alam M, Ming R, et al. (2008) Many or most genes in Arabidopsis transposed after the origin of the order Brassicales.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Benjamin Schuster-B�ckler et al. 2010

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