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Taxopsida

Taxopsida

9.9
A group of evergreen cone-bearing plants that includes yews
  • noun
  • /tækˈɒpsɪdə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Taxopsida
  • Modern classifications sometimes place the yews in Taxopsida rather than in their own family.

Examples

  • The class Taxopsida includes plants that are mostly evergreen conifers.

  • The Taxopsida class includes various species of yews.

  • Some textbooks refer to the yews and their relatives as members of Taxopsida.

  • Many plants in the Taxopsida family are used in landscaping.

  • Some textbooks refer to the yews and their relatives as members of Taxopsida.

  • The class Taxopsida includes plants that are mostly evergreen conifers.

  • Modern classifications sometimes place the yews in Taxopsida rather than in their own family.

Synonyms

class Taxopsida
vsTaxopsida
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of yew trees used in some plant classifications

is the same concept but described as class or subdivision
Taxophytina
vsTaxopsida
  • Specialized
9.9

A group used in plant classification that includes yew trees

is the class-level term used for that same group
Taxales
vsTaxopsida
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of cone-bearing trees that includes the yews

is broader in rank including that order and related families
order Taxales
vsTaxopsida
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of yew trees once used to classify plants by scientists

is broader covering yews and their gymnosperm relatives
Taxaceae
vsTaxopsida
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of cone-bearing trees and shrubs that includes yew trees

is a higher rank that includes that family and related groups

Compounds

class Taxopsida
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of yew trees used in some plant classifications

Surface Forms

Taxopsida singular
Taxopsidas plural

Morphology

Taxopsida = taxo + opsida

The term is built from technical Latin/Greek combining forms ('taxo-' and '-opsida') used in scientific classification, which are not productive or recognizable to general English learners.

Etymology

Taxopsida comes from the Latin plant name Taxus, which means 'yew', plus the ending -opsida, a common plant-name ending that means 'group' or 'class'. So, Taxopsida is the name for the plant class that groups the yews and their close relatives.