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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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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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