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CORDAITES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers
Synonyms:
Cordaites; genus Cordaites
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cordaites" is a kind of...):
gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)
Holonyms ("Cordaites" is a member of...):
Cordaitaceae; family Cordaitaceae (chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus)