Dicotyledonae — synonyms, definition

1. Dicotyledonae (Noun)

Dicotyledones Magnoliopsida class Dicotyledonae class Dicotyledones class Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae (Noun) — 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; Asteridae.

class Aristolochiales Asteridae Caryophyllidae Casuarinales Diapensiales Dilleniidae Ebenales Gentianales Hamamelidae Juglandales Magnoliidae Myricales Oleales Piperales Plantaginales Polygonales Primulales Proteales Rhamnales Rosidae • • • Angiospermae Anthophyta Magnoliophyta class Angiospermae division Anthophyta division Magnoliophyta