ranalian complex

Definitions of ranalian complex
  1. noun
    a group of families of trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder
    synonyms: Magnoliidae, subclass Magnoliidae
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    (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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