Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A cohort of dicotyledonous plants, of the polypetalous series Calycifloræ, characterized by distinct styles and solitary or numerous and separate carpels, not united into a syncarpic ovary as in the other cohorts of the series.
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- noun in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae
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I must be 12 years old because I giggled every time he said "jacket off" ... hehehe chet rosales
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The plane of saponin passes from the liliaceæ and allied groups to the rosales and higher dicotyledons.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 Various
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We'll see. "there is no way … i am going to say Rosales instead of him but cause of his limited ab's … i dont know if he counts either votto .477 janish .424 taveras .382 rosales .373 owings .286
Red Reporter 2009
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We'll see. "there is no way … i am going to say Rosales instead of him but cause of his limited ab's … i dont know if he counts either votto .477 janish .424 taveras .382 rosales .373 owings .286
Red Reporter 2009
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