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Definition of Dilleniidae
1. Noun. A group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder.
Exact synonyms: Subclass Dilleniidae
Generic synonyms: Class
Member holonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Family, Dilleniid Dicot Genus, Order Papaverales, Order Rhoeadales, Papaverales, Rhoeadales, Malvales, Order Malvales, Ericales, Order Ericales, Hypericales, Order Hypericales, Order Parietales, Parietales, Guttiferales, Order Guttiferales, Order Santalales, Santalales
Group relationships: Class Dicotyledonae, Class Dicotyledones, Class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida
Generic synonyms: Class
Member holonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Family, Dilleniid Dicot Genus, Order Papaverales, Order Rhoeadales, Papaverales, Rhoeadales, Malvales, Order Malvales, Ericales, Order Ericales, Hypericales, Order Hypericales, Order Parietales, Parietales, Guttiferales, Order Guttiferales, Order Santalales, Santalales
Group relationships: Class Dicotyledonae, Class Dicotyledones, Class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida