arecidae

2 definitions found

arecidae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Arecidae \Arecidae\ n.
     1. 1 one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones;
        comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and
        shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating
        aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae: and
        Lemnaceae.
  
     Syn: subclass Arecidae
          [WordNet 1.5] Arecoline

arecidae - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Arecidae
      n 1: one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones;
           comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and
           shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating
           aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae and
           Lemnaceae [syn: Arecidae, subclass Arecidae]