'subclass Asteridae' definitions:

Definition of 'subclass Asteridae'

From: WordNet
noun
A group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: Asteridae, subclass Asteridae]