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Definition of Magnoliidae
1. Noun. A group of families of trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder.
Exact synonyms: Ranalian Complex, Subclass Magnoliidae
Generic synonyms: Class
Member holonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Family, Magnoliid Dicot Genus, Order Ranales, Order Ranunculales, Ranales, Ranunculales
Group relationships: Class Dicotyledonae, Class Dicotyledones, Class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida
Generic synonyms: Class
Member holonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Family, Magnoliid Dicot Genus, Order Ranales, Order Ranunculales, Ranales, Ranunculales
Group relationships: Class Dicotyledonae, Class Dicotyledones, Class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida