Definition of Family Ginkgoaceae

1. Noun. Constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms.

Exact synonyms: Ginkgo Family, Ginkgoaceae
Generic synonyms: Gymnosperm Family
Group relationships: Ginkgoales, Order Ginkgoales
Member holonyms: Genus Ginkgo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Ginkgoaceae

family Geastraceae
family Gekkonidae
family Gelechiidae
family Gempylidae
family Gentianaceae
family Geoglossaceae
family Geometridae
family Geomyidae
family Geophilidae
family Geraniaceae
family Gerreidae
family Gerridae
family Gerrididae
family Gesneriaceae
family Gigartinaceae
family Ginkgoaceae (current term)
family Giraffidae
family Glareolidae
family Gleicheniaceae
family Gliridae
family Globigerinidae
family Glossinidae
family Gnetaceae
family Gobiesocidae
family Gobiidae
family Gomphotheriidae
family Gonorhynchidae
family Goodeniaceae
family Gracilariidae
family Graminaceae

Literary usage of Family Ginkgoaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1919)
"For example, the single living species of ginkgo tree is named Ginkgo biloba, of the family Ginkgoaceae and order Ginkgoales—a mon- ..."

2. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"GINKGO FAMILY. Ginkgoaceae. Oriental trees with alternately growing fan-shaped leaves, and staminate and pistillate flowers growing on separate trees. ..."

3. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1903)
"Family, Ginkgoaceae. This beautiful tree, a native of China and Japan, is cultivated quite extensively in the United States. Museum and herbarium material ..."

4. Contributions by Walker Museum of Paleontology, University of Chicago (1920)
"... Localities Nos. n and 15. Collection.—Walker Museum, University of Chicago. Phylum SPERMATOPHYTA Class GYMNOSPERMAE Order GINKGOALES Family GINKGOACEAE ..."

5. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1911)
"ARUNDEL FORMATION. Langdon, District of Columbia. Collection.—US National Museum. CLASS GYMNOSPERMAE Order GINKGOALES Family GINKGOACEAE Genus ..."

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