magnoliopsida

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Magnoliopsida
    n 1: 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 [syn: {Dicotyledones}, {class Dicotyledones},
         {Dicotyledonae}, {class Dicotyledonae}, {Magnoliopsida},
         {class Magnoliopsida}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Magnoliopsida \Magnoliopsida\ n.
   A class of seed plants that produce an embryo with two
   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.

   Syn: Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class
        Dicotyledonae, class Magnoliopsida.
        [WordNet 1.5]