'ranalian complex' definitions:
Definition of 'ranalian complex'
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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 [syn: Magnoliidae, subclass Magnoliidae, ranalian complex]