subclass Arecidae

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