Gnetal
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any species of the order Gnetales of relict gymnosperms.
"It^([the publicised book]) provides a complete coverage of the evolutionary approach to the major plant groups and discusses such special subjects as details on water ferns, gnetals, cyiads,^([sic]) the principal fungous groups, and slime molds."
- 1 Of or pertaining to the species of the order Gnetales. not-comparable
"As we already have had occasion to remark for the gnetal and casuarinal alliances, a ½ floral symmetry is evidently an ancient one for that phylum."
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More examples"It^([the publicised book]) provides a complete coverage of the evolutionary approach to the major plant groups and discusses such special subjects as details on water ferns, gnetals, cyiads,^([sic]) the principal fungous groups, and slime molds."
Etymology
From translingual Gnetales.
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