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subclass Arecidae

DEFINITIONS OF: subclass Arecidae

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n one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae and Lemnaceae

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