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order Cycadofilicales

order Cycadofilicales

9.9
A group of extinct seed plants like ferns that lived a very long time ago
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrdər saɪˌkædəʊfɪˈlɪkəliz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : orden Cycadofilicales
  • Fossil specimens of order Cycadofilicales have provided insight into the evolution of early seed plants.

Examples

  • The order Cycadofilicales thrived during the Devonian period.

  • Many paleobotanists study order Cycadofilicales to understand plant life during the Devonian period.

  • The discovery of a new order Cycadofilicales fossil excited the scientific community.

  • Many fossils belong to the order Cycadofilicales.

  • Fossil specimens of order Cycadofilicales have provided insight into the evolution of early seed plants.

  • Many paleobotanists study order Cycadofilicales to understand plant life during the Devonian period.

  • The discovery of a new order Cycadofilicales fossil excited the scientific community.

Synonyms

Cycadofilicales
vsorder Cycadofilicales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of ancient seed plants called seed ferns from the Devonian period

is identical in meaning but presented as the entry's official term
Pteridospermaphyta
vsorder Cycadofilicales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of extinct plants like ferns but with seeds known from fossils

is the same order described in this entry rather than a separate group
group Pteridospermae
vsorder Cycadofilicales
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of extinct plants with seeds and fern-like leaves

is the current order name rather than the older classification term
Pteridospermae
vsorder Cycadofilicales
  • Specialized
9.9

Extinct seed plants with fern-like leaves from long ago

focuses on the order as a taxonomic category, not just the plants
seed fern
vsorder Cycadofilicales
  • Specialized
9.9

Plants that looked like ferns but made seeds long ago

is the formal taxonomic order rather than the general common name

Surface Forms

order Cycadofilicales singular
orders Cycadofilicales plural

Morphology

order + Cycadofilicales

This is a straightforward compositional taxonomic phrase: 'order' (a rank in biological classification) combined with the taxon name 'Cycadofilicales' yields ‘the taxonomic order consisting of Cycadofilicales’. The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and follows a common, cross-linguistic naming pattern, so a learner who knows both words would understand it.

Etymology

Order Cycadofilicales comes from parts that mean cycado- ('like a cycad') and -filicales ('like a fern'), because their fossils look like plants that mix cycad and fern parts. So, the name helps you remember this 'group of seed plants' that lived a long time ago and are now extinct.