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n. [ Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See Cord. ] (Geol.) A mountain ridge or chain. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent; thus, the western cordillera of North America in the United States includes the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding magnolialike flowers which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems, including the genera Dillenia and Hibbertia.
Syn. -- family Dilleniaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; it contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; it is sometimes classified as a superorder.
Syn. -- subclass Dilleniidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F., fr. Sp. espadilla, dim. of espada. See Spade a card. ] (Card Playing) The ace of spades in omber and quadrille. [ 1913 Webster ]