Class Dicotyledonae — synonyms, definition
1. class Dicotyledonae (Noun)
5 synonyms
Dicotyledonae Dicotyledones Magnoliopsida class Dicotyledones class Magnoliopsida
1 definition
class 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.
1 type of
class
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Aristolochiales Asteridae Caryophyllidae Casuarinales Diapensiales Dilleniidae Ebenales Gentianales Hamamelidae Juglandales Magnoliidae Myricales Oleales Piperales Plantaginales Polygonales Primulales Proteales Rhamnales Rosidae • • •
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Angiospermae Anthophyta Magnoliophyta class Angiospermae division Anthophyta division Magnoliophyta