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Dicotyledonae n. (Bot.) A class of plants comprising those seed plants that produce an embryo with two cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae.

Synonyms: Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledonae, Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Dicotyledonae" : liliopsid family, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida, order Plantaginales, Hamamelidae, order Diapensiales, Aristolochiales, Myricales, Ebenales, order Casuarinales, Asteridae, order Gentianales, Polygonales, order Aristolochiales, order Oleales, exogen, magnoliopsid family, order Salicales, dicot genus, class Magnoliopsida, subclass Asteridae, monocot family, subclass Dilleniidae, subclass Magnoliidae, dicot, order Sapindales, order Urticales, Plantaginales, order Juglandales, subclass Caryophyllidae, Caryophyllidae, Sarraceniales, class Dicotyledones, class, dicot family, Angiospermae