Translingual

Proper noun

Gymnospermae

1. (botany) The group of seed plants, whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary
   1. A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Spermatophytina.

Hypernyms

• (superclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum

Hyponyms

• (plants with seeds not enclosed in an ovary): Coniferae - class
  • Cycadidae, Ginkgoidae, Gnetidae, Pinidae - subclasses
• (superclass): Cycadopsida, Ginkgoopsida, Gnetopsida, Pinopsida - classes
  • Cycadidae, Ginkgoidae, Gnetidae, Pinidae - subclasses
    • Cycadales, Ginkgoales, Gnetales, Pinales - orders

Derived terms

• gymnosperms

References

• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521