Asteridae

1. (noun) a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Solanaceae; Scrophulriaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder
Synonyms: subclass Asteridae
Related Words: class



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