-ales

Botany.

1. a suffix of names of orders.

   Cycadales.

-ales

suffix

1. denoting plants belonging to an order

   Rosales

   Filicales

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ales¹

< Latin plural of -ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ales¹

New Latin, from Latin, plural of -ālis _-al ¹

Example Sentences

Retired hockey player Ales Hemsky credits ibogaine with helping free him of the substance use and alcohol dependency that he struggled with after his 16-year career in the NHL.

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In a city famous for its potently strong ales, Wales might have said: "Hold my beer."

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Carved from a single piece of wood by a chainsaw-wielding local artisan called Ales "Maxi" Zupevc, it lasted a year before an unidentified perpetrator decided to turn it into a Fourth of July bonfire.

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Meanwhile, revenue fell slightly to £85m, amid an "increase in pub sales and a decrease in sales from premium bottled ales".

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“We’re having trouble finding Saymo, so we just keep ordering Shastas and ginger ales and hoping that he’ll roll up,” Mulaney said at the January presentation.

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