Myrtales

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Myrtales
    n 1: Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae;
         Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae;
         Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae [syn: {Myrtales},
         {order Myrtales}, {Thymelaeales}, {order Thymelaeales}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Myrtales \Myrtales\ 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.

   Syn: order {Myrtales}, {Thymelaeales}, order Thymelaeales.
        [WordNet 1.5]