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dilleniid dicot family

dilleniid dicot family

9.9
A group of related flowering plants including trees, shrubs and herbs
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia de dicotiledóneas dilleniid
  • Many species in the dilleniid dicot family exhibit unique floral structures.

Examples

  • Many plants in the dilleniid dicot family thrive in tropical climates.

  • Research on the dilleniid dicot family has improved our understanding of plant evolution.

  • Botanists have reclassified some members formerly placed in the dilleniid dicot family.

  • The dilleniid dicot family includes many unique species.

  • Many species in the dilleniid dicot family exhibit unique floral structures.

  • Research on the dilleniid dicot family has improved our understanding of plant evolution.

  • The dilleniid dicot family includes various trees, shrubs, and herbs common in many ecosystems.

Synonyms

Dilleniaceae
vsdilleniid dicot family
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of mainly tropical shrubs, trees, and climbers with thick leaves or flat stems like Dillenia and Hibbertia

is a general taxonomic description stressing order placement not tropical habitat

Surface Forms

dilleniid dicot family singular
dilleniid dicot families plural

Morphology

dilleniid + dicot + family

The phrase is a straightforward taxonomic noun phrase: 'dilleniid' modifies 'dicot family' to mean a family of dicot plants belonging to the Dilleniidae order, so the overall meaning is directly compositional from the parts. Note that 'dilleniid' is a technical, low-frequency term, but given knowledge of all constituents the sense follows normal English modifier + noun composition and is therefore transparent.

Etymology

Dilleniid dicot family gets its name from the plant scientist Johann Jakob Dillenius and the word dicot, which means plants with 'two seed leaves'. So, dilleniid points to Dillenius and family shows it is a group of related dicot plants.