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Asteridae

DEFINITIONS OF: Asteridae

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n a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder

Synonyms:
subclass Asteridae
Type of:
class
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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