class cycadopsida meaning and definition

CLASS CYCADOPSIDA noun

Definition of class Cycadopsida (noun)

1. palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta)
   • synonyms: Cycadophyta, Cycadophytina, Cycadopsida, subdivision Cycadophyta, subdivision Cycadophytina