Coniferae

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin nominative feminine plural of conifer (“cone-bearing”).

Proper noun

Coniferae

A taxonomic class within the phylum Tracheophyta – the conifers.

Synonyms

Pinophyta, Coniferophyta

Hypernyms

(class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Gymnospermae - superclass

Hyponyms

(class): Pinopsida - sole extant (sub)class
- Pinidae - sole subclass; Pinales - sole order
- †Dicranophyllopsida, †Vojnovskyopsida, †Cordaitopsida, †Voltziopsida - extinct (sub)classes

Related terms

Coniferales

See also

References

Coniferae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Coniferae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Pinopsida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Conifers at the Tree of Life Web Project

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