DILLENIIDAE
\dˈɪlənˌɪɪdˌiː], \dˈɪlənˌɪɪdˌiː], \d_ˈɪ_l_ə_n_ˌɪ__ɪ_d_ˌiː]\
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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
By Princeton University
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