HyperDic: asteridae

English > 1 sense of the word Asteridae:
NOUNplantAsteridae, subclass Asteridaea group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels
English > Asteridae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder.
Synonymsubclass Asteridae
Member ofDicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledonae, Magnoliopsida, class MagnoliopsidaComprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves
MembersCampanulales, order CampanulalesAn order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including
Polemoniales, order PolemonialesPolemoniaceae
Rubiales, order RubialesAn order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae
asterid dicot familyfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
asterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Broaderclass(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

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