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order Ginkgoales

order Ginkgoales

9.9
A group of seed plants from a long time ago that now has only one living species, Ginkgo biloba
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : orden Ginkgoales
  • The order Ginkgoales includes only one living species, the Ginkgo biloba tree.

Examples

  • Fossils of the order Ginkgoales have been found dating back to the Permian period.

  • Botanists classify the Ginkgo biloba under the order Ginkgoales due to its unique characteristics.

  • The order Ginkgoales includes ancient trees.

  • Did you know that the order Ginkgoales dates back millions of years?

  • Botanists classify the Ginkgo biloba under the order Ginkgoales due to its unique characteristics.

  • Fossils of the order Ginkgoales have been found dating back to the Permian period.

  • The order Ginkgoales includes only one living species, the Ginkgo biloba tree.

Synonyms

Ginkgoales
vsorder Ginkgoales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of ancient seed plants now represented only by the ginkgo tree

includes the rank term when naming that taxonomic group

Surface Forms

order Ginkgoales singular
order Ginkgoales plural

Morphology

order + Ginkgoales

This noun phrase is fully compositional: 'order' as a taxonomic grouping combined with the proper name 'Ginkgoales' yields the meaning ‘the taxonomic order called Ginkgoales.’ The structure and logic (taxonomic category + name) are cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Order Ginkgoales names an ancient group of trees with fan-shaped leaves, and today it has only one living member, the Ginkgo biloba. Think of a lone survivor from a very old family: fossils show the group existed a very long time ago, so the name refers to a scientific 'order' that now has just 'one species'.