gnetopsida (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Gnetopsida*:
NOUN	plant	Gnetopsida, class Gnetopsida, Gnetophytina, subdivision Gnetophytina, Gnetophyta	gymnospermous flowering plants

English > *Gnetopsida*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	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).
Synonyms	class Gnetopsida, Gnetophytina, subdivision Gnetophytina, Gnetophyta
Member of	Gymnospermae, class Gymnospermae, Gymnospermophyta, division Gymnospermophyta	plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary
Members	Gnetales, order Gnetales	chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants
Broader	class	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Spanish	gnetófitos, Gnetopsida
Catalan	Gnetophyta

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