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- proper noun A taxonomic
order within theclass Magnoliopsida — manyflowering plants .
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Examples
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Rafflesia at all; it has now been moved to the order Malvales, which is a large group of largely shrubby flowering plants that includes the mallows, hollyhocks, hibiscus, okra, cotton, baobab and indeed Cistus.
Heraclitean Fire 2010
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Rafflesia at all; it has now been moved to the order Malvales, which is a large group of largely shrubby flowering plants that includes the mallows, hollyhocks, hibiscus, okra, cotton, baobab and indeed Cistus.
Heraclitean Fire 2010
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