Coniferophytae

plural noun

Co·​nif·​er·​oph·​y·​tae

-fəˌtē

: a subclass of Gymnospermae comprising profusely branched plants with simple leaves, small pith, abundant xylem, and little cortex and including the surviving orders Ginkgoales, Coniferales, and Gnetales and the extinct order Cordaitales compare cycadophyta

coniferophyte

kōˈnifərōˌfīt

kəˈ-

noun

plural -s

coniferophytic

⸗¦⸗⸗⸗¦fitik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin conifer + New Latin -o- + -phytae (plural feminine equivalent of -phyta)

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