rosidae

2 definitions found

rosidae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dicotyledonae \Dicotyledonae\ n. (Bot.)
     a class of plants comprising those seed plants that produce
     an embryo with two cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided
     into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or
     superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered
     primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive
     offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups:
     Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae.
  
     Syn: Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledonae,
          Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida.
          [WordNet 1.5]

rosidae - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Rosidae
      n 1: a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with
           polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including
           Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae;
           Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae [syn: Rosidae, subclass Rosidae
           ]