Associations to the word «Dilleniidae»

Dictionary definition

DILLENIIDAE, noun. 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; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder.

Wise words

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