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Asteridae

Definition:

a subclass of mostly sympetalous herbs, some trees, and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including orders Campanulales, Solanaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Labiatae, Verbenaceae, Rubiaceae, and Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder

Class:

plant noun

Usage:

proper noun | subclass

Plural:

Asteridae*
(* Asteridae may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

subclass » taxonomic group » biological group » group

Member of:

Dicotyledones » Angiospermae » Spermatophyta » Plantae

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

asterid dicot family | asterid dicot genus | Campanulales | Polemoniales | Rubiales

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