English > order Coniferales: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves. |
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| Synonym | Coniferales |
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| Member of | Coniferopsida, class Coniferopsida, Coniferophytina, subdivision Coniferophytina, Coniferophyta | cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period |
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| Members | Araucariaceae, family Araucariaceae, araucaria family | tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves |
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| Cephalotaxaceae, family Cephalotaxaceae, plum-yew family | A family of Cephalotaxaceae |
| Cupressaceae, family Cupressaceae, cypress family | cypresses and junipers and many cedars |
| Phyllocladaceae, family Phyllocladaceae | A family of Phyllocladaceae |
| Pinaceae, family Pinaceae, pine family | A family of Pinaceae |
| Podocarpaceae, family Podocarpaceae, podocarpus family | gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves |
| Sciadopityaceae, family Sciadopityaceae | family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae |
| Taxaceae, family Taxaceae, yew family | sometimes classified as member of order Taxales |
| Broader | plant order | The order of plants |
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| Spanish | coniferales, Coniferales |
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