Dilleniidae

Definitions of Dilleniidae
  1. noun
    a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder
    synonyms: subclass Dilleniidae
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    (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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