family Magnoliaceae

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family Magnoliaceae - subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietiamagnolia family, Magnoliaceaemagnoliid dicot family - family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiospermsorder Ranales, order Ranunculales, Ranales, Ranunculales - herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceaegenus Illicium, Illicium - anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leavesgenus Magnolia - shrubs or trees of North America or Asia having entire evergreen or deciduous leaves; among most ancient of angiosperm generagenus Manglietia, manglietia - a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern Chinagenus Liriodendron, Liriodendron - tulip trees