| Arecidae 
 
 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
 • Hypernyms:
 class
 • Member Holonyms:
 Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class Liliopsida
 • Member Meronyms:
 Arales, order Arales, Pandanales, order Pandanales, Palmales, order Palmales
 
 
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