'Rosidae' definitions:
Definition of 'Rosidae'
(from WordNet)
noun
A group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae [syn: Rosidae, subclass Rosidae]
Definition of 'Rosidae'
From: GCIDE
- Dicotyledonae \Dicotyledonae\ n. (Bot.) a class of plants comprising those seed plants that produce an embryo with two 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 advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae.
- Syn: Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledonae, Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida. [WordNet 1.5]