Magnoliid Definition
măg-nōlē-ĭd
noun
Any of various flowering plants that are neither eudicotyledons nor monocotyledons, having embryos with two cotyledons and usually long, broad leaves and large flowers, and including magnolias, the avocado tree, and the cinnamon tree.
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Other Word Forms of Magnoliid
Noun
Singular:
magnoliid
Plural:
magnoliidsOrigin of Magnoliid
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New Latin Magnoliidae name of the subclass including magnoliid species in several taxonomic systems Magnolia type genus of the subclass magnolia -idae suff. forming taxonomic names (from pl. of Latin -idēs masculine patronymic suff.) (from Greek)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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