HyperDic: order_coniferales

English > 1 sense of the expression order Coniferales:
NOUNplantorder Coniferales, Coniferalesprofusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves
English > order Coniferales: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningprofusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves.
SynonymConiferales
Member ofConiferopsida, class Coniferopsida, Coniferophytina, subdivision Coniferophytina, Coniferophytacone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period
MembersAraucariaceae, family Araucariaceae, araucaria familytall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves
Cephalotaxaceae, family Cephalotaxaceae, plum-yew familyA family of Cephalotaxaceae
Cupressaceae, family Cupressaceae, cypress familycypresses and junipers and many cedars
Phyllocladaceae, family PhyllocladaceaeA family of Phyllocladaceae
Pinaceae, family Pinaceae, pine familyA family of Pinaceae
Podocarpaceae, family Podocarpaceae, podocarpus familygymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves
Sciadopityaceae, family Sciadopityaceaefamily comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae
Taxaceae, family Taxaceae, yew familysometimes classified as member of order Taxales
Broaderplant orderThe order of plants
Spanishconiferales, Coniferales

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