magnoliophyta
- n comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)
magnoliopsid
- n flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
magnoliopsid family
- n family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
magnoliopsid genus
- n genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
magnoliopsida
- n comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired 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