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noun

Dilleniidae n. 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; it contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; it is sometimes classified as a superorder.

Synonyms: subclass Dilleniidae.

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Etymology of 'Dilleniidae'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Dilleniidae" : order Guttiferales, Dicotyledones, Malvales, subclass Dilleniidae, class, class Dicotyledones, order Santalales, Ericales, order Papaverales, order Rhoeadales, Santalales, dilleniid dicot genus, order Parietales, class Dicotyledonae, Hypericales, Papaverales, class Magnoliopsida, dilleniid dicot family, order Hypericales