Definitions For Asterid

Etymology

Presumably inspired by subclass Asteridae, the members of which are also in the clade asterids.

Proper noun

Usage notes

name used in the APG (1998), APG II (2003), and APG III (2009) systems for one of the principal clades accepted in the system. In practice the cause of some confusion as non-botanists tend to confuse it with a botanical name, with a formal rank.

Hypernyms

clade , , , superasterids - clades

Hyponyms

clade (lamiids), (campanulids) - clades; icacinales, Metteniusales, garryales, gentianales, solanales, boraginales, Vahliales, lamiales - orders in lamiids; aquifoliales, escalloniales, asterales, bruniales, apiales, paracryphiales, dipsacales - orders in campanulids; cornales, ericales - basal orders

Is Asterids a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
9

The word Asterid is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

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