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magnoliopsid family

Noun

Family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination (synset 111583198)
is a type of: family - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
subtypes:
- magnoliid dicot family - family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
- hamamelid dicot family - family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
- caryophylloid dicot family - family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
- dilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
- asterid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
- rosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plants
- family myricaceae, myricaceae, wax-myrtle family - constituting the order Myricales
- corkwood family, family leitneriaceae, leitneriaceae - coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order
- apocynaceae, dogbane family, family apocynaceae - chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
- aristolochiaceae, birthwort family, family aristolochiaceae - family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
- family rafflesiaceae, rafflesiaceae - a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales
- family hydnoraceae, hydnoraceae - a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants
- family primulaceae, primrose family, primulaceae - a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
- family myrsinaceae, myrsinaceae, myrsine family - family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida
- family plumbaginaceae, leadwort family, plumbaginaceae, sea-lavender family - perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas
- family theophrastaceae, theophrastaceae - family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae
- cucurbitaceae, family cucurbitaceae, gourd family - a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
- family goodeniaceae, goodenia family, goodeniaceae - a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China
- family lobeliaceae, lobelia family, lobeliaceae - not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae
- family proteaceae, protea family, proteaceae - large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales
- casuarinaceae, family casuarinaceae - one genus: genus Casuarina
- family gentianaceae, gentian family, gentianaceae - chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
- family salvadoraceae, salvadora family, salvadoraceae - a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals
- family oleaceae, oleaceae, olive family - trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
- family juglandaceae, juglandaceae, walnut family - trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans
- combretaceae, combretum family, family combretaceae - a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
- elaeagnaceae, family elaeagnaceae, oleaster family - shrubs or small trees often armed
- family haloragaceae, family haloragidaceae, haloragaceae, haloragidaceae, water-milfoil family - a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
- family lecythidaceae, lecythidaceae - large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
- family lythraceae, loosestrife family, lythraceae - herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
- family myrtaceae, myrtaceae, myrtle family - trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil
- family nyssaceae, nyssaceae, sour-gum family, tupelo family - a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees
- family punicaceae, punicaceae - one species: pomegranates
- family rhizophoraceae, mangrove family, rhizophoraceae - trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
- daphne family, family thymelaeaceae, thymelaeaceae - family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa
- family trapaceae, trapaceae - family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae
- family urticaceae, nettle family, urticaceae - a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs
- cannabidaceae, family cannabidaceae, hemp family - two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae
- family moraceae, moraceae, mulberry family - trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis
- cecropiaceae, family cecropiaceae - in some classifications included in family Moraceae
- elm family, family ulmaceae, ulmaceae - a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
- buckbean family, family menyanthaceae, menyanthaceae - a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales
- family loganiaceae, loganiaceae - a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales
- family linaceae, flax family, linaceae - a widely distributed family of plants
- family plantaginaceae, plantaginaceae, plantain family - cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds
- buckwheat family, family polygonaceae, polygonaceae - a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
- amygdalaceae, family amygdalaceae - used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus
- family sapindaceae, sapindaceae, soapberry family - chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
- box family, buxaceae, family buxaceae - widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees
- celastraceae, family celastraceae, spindle-tree family, staff-tree family - trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
- crowberry family, empetraceae, family empetraceae - heathlike shrubs
- aceraceae, family aceraceae, maple family - a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
- aquifoliaceae, family aquifoliaceae, holly family - widely distributed shrubs and trees
- anacardiaceae, family anacardiaceae, sumac family - the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac
- family hippocastanaceae, hippocastanaceae, horse-chestnut family - trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule
- bladdernut family, family staphylaceae, staphylaceae - a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone
- ebenaceae, ebony family, family ebenaceae - fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon
- family sapotaceae, sapodilla family, sapotaceae - tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
- family symplocaceae, sweetleaf family, symplocaceae - a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales
- family styracaceae, storax family, styracaceae, styrax family - a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales
- family sarraceniaceae, pitcher-plant family, sarraceniaceae - insectivorous plants
- family nepenthaceae, nepenthaceae - coextensive with the genus Nepenthes
- droseraceae, family droseraceae, sundew family - a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs
- family roridulaceae, roridulaceae - in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae
- convolvulaceae, family convolvulaceae, morning-glory family - morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
- broomrape family, family orobanchaceae, orobanchaceae - brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
- buckthorn family, family rhamnaceae, rhamnaceae - trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value
- family vitaceae, grapevine family, vitaceae, vitidaceae - a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales
- family piperaceae, pepper family, piperaceae - tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets
- chloranthaceae, family chloranthaceae - small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees
- family saururaceae, lizard's-tail family, saururaceae - family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia
- asclepiadaceae, family asclepiadaceae, milkweed family - widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
belongs to: class dicotyledonae, class dicotyledones, class magnoliopsida, dicotyledonae, dicotyledones, magnoliopsida - comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired 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

same as: dicot family

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