magnoliid dicot family

Definitions of magnoliid dicot family

1. noun

   family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
   types:

   Annonaceae, custard-apple family, family Annonaceae

   chiefly tropical trees or shrubs

   Berberidaceae, barberry family, family Berberidaceae

   shrubs or herbs

   Calycanthaceae, calycanthus family, family Calycanthaceae, strawberry-shrub family

   shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia

   Ceratophyllaceae, family Ceratophyllaceae

   coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts

   Cercidiphyllaceae, family Cercidiphyllaceae

   one genus

   Lardizabalaceae, family Lardizabalaceae, lardizabala family

   thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit

   Lauraceae, family Lauraceae, laurel family

   a family of Lauraceae

   Magnoliaceae, family Magnoliaceae, magnolia family

   subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia

   Menispermaceae, family Menispermaceae, moonseed family

   herbaceous or woody climbers

   Myristicaceae, family Myristicaceae, nutmeg family

   family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds

   Nymphaeaceae, family Nymphaeaceae, water-lily family

   dicot aquatic plants

   Nelumbonaceae, subfamily Nelumbonaceae

   in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo

   Cabombaceae, subfamily Cabombaceae, water-shield family

   in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia

   Paeoniaceae, family Paeoniaceae, peony family

   perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America

   Ranunculaceae, buttercup family, crowfoot family, family Ranunculaceae

   a family of Ranunculaceae

   Winteraceae, family Winteraceae, winter's bark family

   small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae

   type of:

   dicot family, magnoliopsid family

   family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination