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