subclass Dilleniidae

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1.subclass Dilleniidae - a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a superorderDilleniidaeclass - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more ordersdilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsclass Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledones, class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida - comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridaeorder Papaverales, order Rhoeadales, Papaverales, Rhoeadales - an order of dicotyledonous plantsMalvales, order Malvales - Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; TiliaceaeEricales, order Ericales - Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; MonotropaceaeHypericales, order Hypericales, order Parietales, Parietales - a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass DilleniidaeGuttiferales, order Guttiferales - used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietalesorder Santalales, Santalales - order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots

subclass Dilleniidae

subclass Dilleniidae

Synonyms for subclass Dilleniidae

noun a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary

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