Memidex - Magnoliidae
Definition:
a subclass of trees, shrubs, and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries, and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder
Class:
plant noun
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Plural:
Magnoliidae*
(* Magnoliidae may be used in a singular or plural context)
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Synonyms:
magnoliids [plural] | ranalian complex
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