ginkgoales

Thân thiện

A scientist carefully studies a fossil leaf from the ginkgoales.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An order of gymnosperm plants: Ginkgoales is the taxonomic order that includes the family Ginkgoaceae. These plants first appeared in the Permian period and are now represented by a single surviving species, Ginkgo biloba (the maidenhair tree). This order is sometimes classified within the larger order Coniferales.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The fossil record shows that Ginkgoales was once a diverse and widespread order.
  • Botanists study Ginkgoales to understand the evolution of seed plants.
  • The sole living representative of Ginkgoales is the ginkgo tree.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic classification: The term is used in scientific contexts to discuss plant evolution and phylogeny.
  • The placement of Ginkgoales within the gymnosperms has been revised with new molecular data.

Variants and Related Words

• Ginkgoaceae (n): The plant family comprising the ginkgo, which is the sole family within the order Ginkgoales.
• Ginkgo (n): The common name for , the only living species of this order.
• Ginkgophyte (n): A member of the division Ginkgophyta, which corresponds to the order Ginkgoales.

Synonyms

• Ginkgo order: A less formal synonym for Ginkgoales.

Học thuật

Noun

1. coextensive with the family Ginkgoaceae: plants that first appeared in the Permian and now represented by a single surviving species; often included in Coniferales

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Ginkgoales
• order Ginkgoales