dillenia | (n) any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves |
dilleniaceae | (n) chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia and Hibbertia, Syn. family Dilleniaceae |
dilleniidae | (n) a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder, Syn. subclass Dilleniidae |
dilleniid dicot family | (n) family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
dilleniid dicot genus | (n) genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |