ALLIANCE

n. A?l-li’aîns, From Fr., allier, to unite. Lat., nix us, Fæ., alliance. Ger., Allianz. It., allianza. In Lindley’s cla ification of plants, a group of related orders, corresponding to the cohort of Bentham and Hooper's cla ification. There are 56 a's, comprising 303 orders arranged in 7 cla es (see CLa ), which are distinguished by the termination -ales. [B.]—Algal a., Alismal a., Amomal a., etc. See ALGALES, ALISMA LES, AMOMALES, etc.