CLASS DICOTYLEDONES
\klˈas dˌɪkətɪlˈiːdə͡ʊnz], \klˈas dˌɪkətɪlˈiːdəʊnz], \k_l_ˈa_s d_ˌɪ_k_ə_t_ɪ_l_ˈiː_d_əʊ_n_z]\
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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 ad
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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).
By Princeton University
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