subclass Asteridae
n 1: a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and
shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families
including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae;
Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes
classified as a superorder [syn: {Asteridae}, {subclass
Asteridae}]