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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" : order Scrophulariales, Angiospermae, order Ebenales, magnoliopsid genus, Dicotyledones, order Myricales, exogen, class Dicotyledonae, dicot, Diapensiales, Gentianales, order Primulales, order Piperales, order Polygonales, Aristolochiales, division Magnoliophyta, Scrophulariales, order Plantaginales, order Aristolochiales, Sapindales, class Angiospermae, Polygonales, order Juglandales, subclass Rosidae, order Casuarinales, Hamamelidae, order Sarraceniales, subclass Dilleniidae, Ebenales, Oleales, dicot genus, order Gentianales, Primulales, Rosidae, Rhamnales, Casuarinales, order Urticales, Urticales, Magnoliidae, dicot family, Magnoliophyta, Plantaginales, dicotyledon, Myricales, subclass Caryophyllidae, Sarraceniales, subclass Asteridae, Proteales, order Proteales, subclass Magnoliidae, Salicales, division Anthophyta, order Diapensiales, Juglandales, Anthophyta, order Oleales, order Sapindales, order Salicales, magnoliopsid family, Magnoliopsida, monocot family, Piperales, liliopsid family, class Magnoliopsida