| n. | 1. | A natural family of plants, a subclass of the Magnoliidae; it includes the genera Liriodendron; Magnolia; Manglietia; and Michelia. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Magnoliaceae - subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietiamagnoliid dicot family - family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms order Ranales, order Ranunculales, Ranales, Ranunculales - herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae genus Illicium, Illicium - anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves genus Magnolia - shrubs or trees of North America or Asia having entire evergreen or deciduous leaves; among most ancient of angiosperm genera genus Manglietia, manglietia - a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern China genus Liriodendron, Liriodendron - tulip trees |
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