subclass Alismatidae

Definitions of subclass Alismatidae
  1. noun
    one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semiaquatic herbs
    synonyms: Alismatidae
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    (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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