gnetal
English
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editEtymology
editFrom translingual Gnetales.
Noun
editgnetal (plural gnetals)
- (botany) Any species of the order Gnetales of relict gymnosperms.
- Synonym: gnetophyte
- 1959, AIBS Bulletin, Volumes 9-12, American Institute of Biological Sciences, page 38:
- 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.
Usage notes
edit- The gnetals are three genera: Ephedra, Gnetum and Welwitschia, each placed by itself in a family, within order Gnetales. In terms of included species, the order Gnetales is identical to the division Gnetophyta: both Gnetophyta and its class Gnetopsida (which contains Gnetales) are monotypic.
- Thus, the gnetals can equally validly be defined as the members of Gnetophyta—or even of Gnetopsida. In fact, the synonym gnetophyte is much more common.
Adjective
editgnetal (not comparable)
Spanish
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editNoun
editgnetal m (plural gnetales)
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