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Definition of Gnetales
1. Noun. Chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms.
Exact synonyms: Order Gnetales
Generic synonyms: Plant Order
Group relationships: Class Gnetopsida, Gnetophyta, Gnetophytina, Gnetopsida, Subdivision Gnetophytina
Member holonyms: Family Gnetaceae, Gnetaceae, Ephedraceae, Family Ephedraceae, Family Welwitschiaceae, Welwitschiaceae
Generic synonyms: Plant Order
Group relationships: Class Gnetopsida, Gnetophyta, Gnetophytina, Gnetopsida, Subdivision Gnetophytina
Member holonyms: Family Gnetaceae, Gnetaceae, Ephedraceae, Family Ephedraceae, Family Welwitschiaceae, Welwitschiaceae