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Cycadopsida

Cycadopsida

9.9
A group of palmlike seed plants, including living cycads and extinct relatives
  • noun
  • /ˌsaɪkəˈdɑːpsɪdə/
  • Specialized
: Cycadopsida
  • Modern cycads are the only surviving members of Cycadopsida.

Examples

  • The fossils suggest that Cycadopsida were once much more widespread than today.

  • The Cycadopsida class includes many ancient species.

  • Botanists debate whether Cycadopsida is a true natural group or an artificial assemblage.

  • Look at that stunning Cycadopsida in the park!

  • Modern cycads are the only surviving members of Cycadopsida.

  • The fossils suggest that Cycadopsida were once much more widespread than today.

  • The Cycadopsida class includes many ancient species.

Synonyms

Cycadophytina
vsCycadopsida
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of palm-like plants that make seeds, including living and fossil cycads

is strictly defined as a class rather than an uncertain subdivision
Cycadophyta
vsCycadopsida
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of palm-like seed plants, mostly extinct but with some living species

is a single class focusing on these plants rather than a multi order group

Surface Forms

Cycadopsida singular
Cycadopsidas plural

Morphology

Cycadopsida = cycad (semi-transparent) = cycad + opsida

The word is formed from 'cycad' plus the technical taxonomic suffix '-opsida'; the relation to 'cycad' is clear but the specialized suffix meaning 'class' is unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

Cycadopsida comes from cycad (a palm-like seed plant) and the ending -opsida, a scientific label you can think of as a 'group' or 'class'. So Cycadopsida simply means the class or group of cycad-like plants.