subclass Asteridae

Definitions of subclass Asteridae
  1. noun
    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: Asteridae
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    class
    (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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