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Magnoliid Dicot Family (Noun)

Family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms.

Nouns denoting plants.

The magnoliid dicot family includes some of the most well-known plants, such as the magnolia and the laurel.
The classification of plants in the magnoliid dicot family is still a subject of ongoing research and some debate among botanists.
The fossil record of the magnoliid dicot family dates back to the Cretaceous period, indicating a long evolutionary history for these plants.
Plants in the magnoliid dicot family are characterized by the presence of vessels in the xylem, a trait they share with other dicotyledonous plants.
Researchers have identified the magnoliid dicot family as one of the most ancient lineages of flowering plants based on molecular and morphological data.