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Magnoliopsida n. A class of 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, Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledonae, class Magnoliopsida.

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Words linked to "Magnoliopsida" : subclass Asteridae, magnoliopsid family, ranalian complex, order Piperales, order Salicales, order Aristolochiales, order Oleales, Myricales, Piperales, Polygonales, dicot, Aristolochiales, order Sapindales, Diapensiales, Proteales, Magnoliophyta, magnoliopsid genus, monocot family, order Rhamnales, exogen, Dilleniidae, class, order Urticales, class Magnoliopsida, liliopsid family, Scrophulariales, Primulales, Casuarinales, class Angiospermae, Salicales, Anthophyta, order Casuarinales, subclass Caryophyllidae, order Myricales, order Primulales, Asteridae