English > order Cycadales: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | Primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms. |
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Synonym | Cycadales |
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Member of | Cycadopsida, class Cycadopsida, Cycadophytina, subdivision Cycadophytina, Cycadophyta, subdivision Cycadophyta | palmlike gymnosperms |
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Members | Cycadaceae, family Cycadaceae, cycad family | ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids |
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Zamiaceae, family Zamiaceae, zamia family | A family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae |
Broader | plant order | The order of plants |
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Spanish | cicadales, Cycadales |
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