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Definition of Gymnosperm family
1. Noun. A family of gymnosperms.
Group relationships: Class Gymnospermae, Division Gymnospermophyta, Gymnospermae, Gymnospermophyta
Specialized synonyms: Family Gnetaceae, Gnetaceae, Ephedraceae, Family Ephedraceae, Family Welwitschiaceae, Welwitschiaceae, Cycad Family, Cycadaceae, Family Cycadaceae, Family Zamiaceae, Zamia Family, Zamiaceae, Bennettitaceae, Family Bennettitaceae, Cordaitaceae, Family Cordaitaceae, Family Pinaceae, Pinaceae, Pine Family, Cupressaceae, Cypress Family, Family Cupressaceae, Redwood Family, Subfamily Taxodiaceae, Taxodiaceae, Araucaria Family, Araucariaceae, Family Araucariaceae, Cephalotaxaceae, Family Cephalotaxaceae, Plum-yew Family, Family Phyllocladaceae, Phyllocladaceae, Family Podocarpaceae, Podocarpaceae, Podocarpus Family, Family Sciadopityaceae, Sciadopityaceae, Family Taxaceae, Taxaceae, Yew Family, Family Ginkgoaceae, Ginkgo Family, Ginkgoaceae
Generic synonyms: Plant Family
Specialized synonyms: Family Gnetaceae, Gnetaceae, Ephedraceae, Family Ephedraceae, Family Welwitschiaceae, Welwitschiaceae, Cycad Family, Cycadaceae, Family Cycadaceae, Family Zamiaceae, Zamia Family, Zamiaceae, Bennettitaceae, Family Bennettitaceae, Cordaitaceae, Family Cordaitaceae, Family Pinaceae, Pinaceae, Pine Family, Cupressaceae, Cypress Family, Family Cupressaceae, Redwood Family, Subfamily Taxodiaceae, Taxodiaceae, Araucaria Family, Araucariaceae, Family Araucariaceae, Cephalotaxaceae, Family Cephalotaxaceae, Plum-yew Family, Family Phyllocladaceae, Phyllocladaceae, Family Podocarpaceae, Podocarpaceae, Podocarpus Family, Family Sciadopityaceae, Sciadopityaceae, Family Taxaceae, Taxaceae, Yew Family, Family Ginkgoaceae, Ginkgo Family, Ginkgoaceae
Generic synonyms: Plant Family
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymnosperm Family
Literary usage of Gymnosperm family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. University of California Publications in Botany by University of California, Berkeley (1921)
"The spermatophyte families include the single gymnosperm family of Pinaceae,
leaving the flowering-plants to be divided among 51 families. ..."
2. Geological Survey of Illinois by Illinois State Geologist, Amos Henry Worthen (1870)
"... the relation of this fruit and of others related to it, and mark their places
as belonging, if not to true Conifers, at least to the gymnosperm family. ..."
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