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Gnetopsida

DEFINITIONS OF: Gnetopsida

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n gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta)

Synonyms:
Gnetophyta, Gnetophytina, class Gnetopsida, subdivision Gnetophytina
Type of:
class
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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