subdivision Gnetophytina meaning

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subdivision Gnetophytina (noun): 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).

Definition of subdivision Gnetophytina

  1. 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: Gnetopsida, class Gnetopsida, Gnetophytina, Gnetophyta

    Type of: class

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