Memidex - Dicotyledones
Definition:
a class comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into 6 (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders), Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive), Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot), and 3 more or less advanced groups; includes Dilleniidae, Rosidae, and Asteridae
Class:
plant noun
Usage:
Plural:
Dicotyledones*
(* Dicotyledones may be used in a singular or plural context)
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Examples:
Aristolochiales | Asteridae | Caryophyllidae | Casuarinales | Diapensiales | dicot | dicot family | dicot genus | Dilleniidae | Ebenales | Gentianales | Hamamelidae | Juglandales | Magnoliidae | monocot family | Myricales | Oleales | Piperales | Plantaginales | Polygonales | Primulales | Proteales | Rhamnales | Rosidae | Salicales | Sapindales | Sarraceniales | Scrophulariales | Urticales
Synonyms:
Dicotyledonae [class] | Magnoliopsida [class]
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