- Coniferophyta
- Coniferophyta Coniferophyta, Coniferophytina
Coniferophytina
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a class of cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the
Carboniferous; most are substantial trees; it 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) and {Volztiales} (of the
Permian-Jurassic).
Syn: Coniferopsida, class Coniferopsida, Coniferophytina, subdivision Coniferophytina. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
