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