REDWOOD FAMILY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems

Synonyms:

redwood family; subfamily Taxodiaceae; Taxodiaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("redwood family" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm family (a family of gymnosperms)

Holonyms ("redwood family" is a member of...):

Cupressaceae; cypress family; family Cupressaceae (cypresses and junipers and many cedars)

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