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from The Century Dictionary.
- One of the orders established by Linnæus (1751) in his attempted natural arrangement of plants, including the genera Citrus, Styrax, and Garcinia.
- A name sometimes used for the orange family.
- An order used by Sachs, including the families Aurantiaceæ, Meliaceæ, Humiriaceæ, and Erythroxylaceæ.
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