class gymnospermae

Questions about class gymnospermae

What does class gymnospermae mean?

class gymnospermae means "plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida)".

What is another word for class gymnospermae?

Close synonyms include Gymnospermae, Gymnospermophyta, division Gymnospermophyta. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is class gymnospermae a common word?

class gymnospermae is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.