n.
n. an order of fossil gymnospermous plans of the Carboniferous.
n. an order of extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian; probably extinct since the Mesozoic.
prop. n. A natural order of trees and shrubs including the myrtle family, Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; and Punicaceae.
‖n. [ L., pl. of talis such (persons). ] (Law)
Tales book,
Tales de circumstantibus [ L. ],
n.;
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Vestal. ] (Zool.) A group of butterflies including those known as virgins, or gossamer-winged butterflies. [ 1913 Webster ]