LILIOPSIDA
\lˈɪlɪˌɒpsɪdə], \lˈɪlɪˌɒpsɪdə], \l_ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ˌɒ_p_s_ɪ_d_ə]\
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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
By Princeton University
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.