NOUN | plant | class Taxopsida, Taxopsida, Taxophytina, subdivision Taxophytina | yews |
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Meaning | yews: in some systems classified as a class (Taxopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Taxophytina) used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta. | |
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Synonyms | Taxopsida, Taxophytina, subdivision Taxophytina | |
Member of | Coniferopsida, class Coniferopsida, Coniferophytina, subdivision Coniferophytina, Coniferophyta | cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period |
Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
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