natural order
noun
the hierarchy seen to govern the universe, as derived from laws and principles seen as universal.
natural orders
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pluralof natural order.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The conifer or cone-bearing tree, to which belong the pines, larches, and firs, is one of the three natural orders of Gymnosperms.
From Seasoning of Wood by J. B. (Joseph Bernard) Wagner
He studied this branch when a medical student under Professor Ives, and assisted his instructor in laying out a small botanical garden, the plants of which were arranged after the natural orders of Jussieu.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 by Various
We see this parallelism in the properties of the different metals; in those of sulphur, phosphorus, and carbon; of chlorine, iodine, and bromine; in the natural orders of plants and animals, etc.
From A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive by John Stuart Mill
In several natural orders and genera departures from the course of development just described have been noted.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
Linnæus, for example, expressly says—“You ask me for the characters of the natural orders; I confess that I cannot give them.”
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by George John Romanes
