ginkgopsida

Thân thiện

A ginkgopsida tree stands in a botanical garden with its distinctive fan-shaped leaves.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A taxonomic class or subdivision of gymnosperms: In botanical classification systems, "Ginkgopsida" refers to a group of seed-producing plants (gymnosperms) that includes the ginkgo tree and its extinct relatives. It is sometimes classified as a class and sometimes as a subdivision.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The fossil record shows that the Ginkgopsida were once far more diverse.
  • The sole surviving species of the Ginkgopsida is Ginkgo biloba.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic hierarchy: The term is used in scientific contexts to discuss plant evolution and classification.
  • The division of the gymnosperms into classes, such as Ginkgopsida and Pinopsida, is based on distinct morphological characteristics.

Variants and Related Words

• Ginkgo (n): The common name for trees of the genus , especially .
  • The ginkgo is a living fossil from the Ginkgopsida.
• Ginkgoales (n): The order within the class Ginkgopsida.
  • All members of the order Ginkgales belong to the Ginkgopsida.

Synonyms

• Ginkgophyta: An alternative division name that encompasses the same group of plants.
• Ginkgo class: A less formal descriptive term.

Related Terms

• Gymnosperm (n): A broader category of seed plants with unenclosed seeds, which includes the Ginkgopsida.
  • Conifers and ginkgos are both types of gymnosperms.
• Ginkgo biloba (n): The only living species within the Ginkgopsida.
  • Ginkgo biloba is the last representative of the ancient Ginkgopsida.

Học thuật

Noun

1. ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Ginkgopsida
• class Ginkgopsida
• Ginkgophytina
• class Ginkgophytina
• subdivision Ginkgophytina
• subdivision Ginkgophyta