gross a les

pl. [Latin gro (us); masc. or fem. suff. -ales.] [GROSSAL.] Bot .: An alliance of epigynous exogens, having the flowers dichlamydeous and polypetalous, the seeds numerous and minute, with the embryo small, lying in a large quantity of albumen. Lindley includes under it the orders Gro ulariaceae, Escalloniacese, Philadelphacese, and Barringtoniaceae (q. v.). gros-sart, grös-sert, s. [A corruption of Fr. groseille.] A gooseberry (q. v.). gro -beak, s. [GROSBEAK.] *gro -fül, *gro e-full, a . [ Eng.gro ; -ful(l)] Exceeding gro . "Thy gro eful faults." Chapman: Bu y D ' Ambois , i. 2.