Translingual

Proper noun

Commelinidae

1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Liliopsida – the grasses, rushes, sedges and similar plants, now included in the commelinids. [since 1967]

Usage notes

• Under APG III (2009), the members of this group have become the core of the commelinids, a clade which also includes the palms and gingers. The Commelinidae subclass is likely to become dated.

Hyponyms

• (subclass): Poales, Commelinales, Zingiberales - orders
  • Bromeliales, Cyperales, Eriocaulales, Juncales, Typhales - now families in Poales