Coniferophyta

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coniferophyta \Coniferophyta\, Coniferophytina
  \Coniferophytina\n.
     a class of cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the
     Carboniferous; most are substantial trees; it 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) and {Volztiales} (of the
     Permian-Jurassic).
  
     Syn: Coniferopsida, class Coniferopsida, Coniferophytina,
          subdivision Coniferophytina.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Coniferophyta
       n : 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) [syn: {Coniferopsida}, {class
           Coniferopsida}, {Coniferophytina}, {subdivision
           Coniferophytina}]