🔄 Synonyms of "Gymnospermae"
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| class gymnospermaenoun | plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (gymnospermae) and in others a division (gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): cycadophytina (class cycadopsida) and gnetophytina (class gnetopsida) and coniferophytina (class coniferopsida); in some classifications the coniferophytina are divided into three groups: pinophytina (class pinopsida) and ginkgophytina (class ginkgopsida) and taxophytina (class taxopsida) |
| division gymnospermophytanoun | plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (gymnospermae) and in others a division (gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): cycadophytina (class cycadopsida) and gnetophytina (class gnetopsida) and coniferophytina (class coniferopsida); in some classifications the coniferophytina are divided into three groups: pinophytina (class pinopsida) and ginkgophytina (class ginkgopsida) and taxophytina (class taxopsida) |
| gymnospermophytanoun | plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (gymnospermae) and in others a division (gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): cycadophytina (class cycadopsida) and gnetophytina (class gnetopsida) and coniferophytina (class coniferopsida); in some classifications the coniferophytina are divided into three groups: pinophytina (class pinopsida) and ginkgophytina (class ginkgopsida) and taxophytina (class taxopsida) |
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| Word | Definition |
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| class gymnospermaenoun | plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (gymnospermae) and in others a division (gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): cycadophytina (class cycadopsida) and gnetophytina (class gnetopsida) and coniferophytina (class coniferopsida); in some classifications the coniferophytina are divided into three groups: pinophytina (class pinopsida) and ginkgophytina (class ginkgopsida) and taxophytina (class taxopsida) |
| division gymnospermophytanoun | plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (gymnospermae) and in others a division (gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): cycadophytina (class cycadopsida) and gnetophytina (class gnetopsida) and coniferophytina (class coniferopsida); in some classifications the coniferophytina are divided into three groups: pinophytina (class pinopsida) and ginkgophytina (class ginkgopsida) and taxophytina (class taxopsida) |
| gymnospermophytanoun | plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (gymnospermae) and in others a division (gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): cycadophytina (class cycadopsida) and gnetophytina (class gnetopsida) and coniferophytina (class coniferopsida); in some classifications the coniferophytina are divided into three groups: pinophytina (class pinopsida) and ginkgophytina (class ginkgopsida) and taxophytina (class taxopsida) |
| cycadopsidanoun | palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (cycadophytina or cycadophyta) |
| coniferopsidanoun | cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes pinopsida (subdivision pinophytina) and ginkgopsida (subdivision ginkgophytina) and taxopsida (subdivision taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders coniferales and taxales (yews) and sometimes ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as cordaitales (of the carboniferous and permian) |
| ginkgopsidanoun | ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class (ginkgopsida) and in others as a subdivision (ginkgophytina or ginkgophyta); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of gymnospermophyta |
| gnetopsidanoun | gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (gnetophytina or gnetophyta) |
| cycadalesnoun | primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms |
| ginkgoalesnoun | a gymnosperm order containing only one extant species: Ginkgo biloba, the ginkgo tree. |
| ginkgoaceaenoun | a family of gymnosperms which appeared during the Mesozoic Era, of which the only extant representative is Ginkgo biloba, which is for this reason sometimes regarded as a living fossil. |
| cycadaceaenoun | ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids |
| zamiaceaenoun | a family of cycads that are superficially palm or fern-like. |
| coniferophytanoun | cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes pinopsida (subdivision pinophytina) and ginkgopsida (subdivision ginkgophytina) and taxopsida (subdivision taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders coniferales and taxales (yews) and sometimes ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as cordaitales (of the carboniferous and permian) |
| spermatophytanoun | seed plants; comprises the angiospermae (or magnoliophyta) and gymnospermae (or gymnospermophyta); in some classification systems spermatophyta is coordinate with pteridophyta (spore producing plants having vascular tissue and roots) and bryophyta (spore producing plants lacking vascular tissue and roots) |
| gymnosperm familynoun | a family of gymnosperms |
| monocotyledonesnoun | comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: alismatidae; arecidae; commelinidae; and liliidae |
| gymnospermous treenoun | any tree of the division gymnospermophyta |
| genus encephalartosnoun | genus of arborescent african cycads; sometimes classified in family cycadaceae |
| genus macrozamianoun | genus of large evergreen australian cycads; sometimes classified in family cycadaceae |
| coniferalesnoun | profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves |
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