Arecidae

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arecidae \Arecidae\ n.
     1. 1 one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones;
        comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and
        shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating
        aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae: and
        Lemnaceae.


  
     Syn: subclass Arecidae
          [WordNet 1.5] Arecoline

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Arecidae
       n : one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones;
           comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and
           shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating
           aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae: and
           Lemnaceae [syn: {subclass Arecidae}]