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subclass Commelinidae

DEFINITIONS OF: subclass Commelinidae

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n one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 19,000 species in 25 families of mostly terrestrial herbs especially of moist places including: Cyperaceae; Gramineae; Bromeliaceae; and Zingiberaceae

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