| Noun | 1. | Campanulales - an order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae plant order - the order of plants Asteridae, subclass Asteridae - a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia bellflower family, Campanulaceae, family Campanulaceae - family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae Cucurbitaceae, family Cucurbitaceae, gourd family - a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin) family Goodeniaceae, Goodenia family, Goodeniaceae - a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China family Lobeliaceae, lobelia family, Lobeliaceae - not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae |