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Taxodiaceae

Taxodiaceae

9.9
A group of cone-bearing trees once seen as a separate family now in the cypress family
  • noun
  • /tækˌsoʊdiˈeɪʃiˌi/
  • Archaic
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  • The Taxodiaceae include several notable species such as the bald cypress and redwood.

Examples

  • Recent studies reclassified Taxodiaceae as part of the Cupressaceae family.

  • Botanists once regarded Taxodiaceae as a distinct family of coniferous trees.

  • Wow! Look at that giant Taxodiaceae tree!

  • The Taxodiaceae family includes species like the bald cypress.

  • Botanists once regarded Taxodiaceae as a distinct family of coniferous trees.

  • Recent studies reclassified Taxodiaceae as part of the Cupressaceae family.

  • The Taxodiaceae include several notable species such as the bald cypress and redwood.

Synonyms

redwood family
vsTaxodiaceae
  • Specialized
6.8

A group of trees that make cones and include very large, long-lived types

frames it as formerly separate but now usually included within the other family

Surface Forms

Taxodiaceae singular
Taxodiaceae plural

Morphology

Taxodiaceae = Taxodium (opaque) = Taxodium + aceae

Formed from the genus name Taxodium plus the Latin family-forming suffix '-aceae'; this botanical Latin formation is not transparent to general B1 learners.

Etymology

Taxodiaceae comes from the tree name Taxodium, which is built on an old word for the 'yew' tree, plus the family ending -aceae meaning 'family of plants'. So Taxodiaceae is the family name for a group of conifer trees.