-ā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Lycopodium, genus of plants + -ales
: an order of plants (subdivision Lycopsida) coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae or extended to include also Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae
-ā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Lycopodium, genus of plants + -ales
: an order of plants (subdivision Lycopsida) coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae or extended to include also Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012