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subdivision coniferophytina meaning and definition
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Definition of subdivision Coniferophytina (noun)
- cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian)
- synonyms: class Coniferopsida, Coniferophyta, Coniferophytina, Coniferopsida
Source: Princeton University Wordnet