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<botany> A subclass of Angiosperm plants based on anatomical characteristics. They tend to have: narrow leaves, one cotyledon, parallel veins in the leaves, flower parts are usually in multiples of threes, a scattered arrangement of primary vascular bundles in the stem and a fibrous root system.
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(09 Oct 1997)
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