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Pinales

Definition:

a plant order of profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needle-like leaves

Class:

plant noun

Usage:

order | proper noun

Plural:

Pinales*
(* Pinales may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

plant order » order » taxonomic group » biological group

Member of:

Pinophyta » Plantae

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

Araucariaceae | Cephalotaxaceae | Cupressaceae | Phyllocladaceae | Pinaceae | Podocarpaceae | Sciadopityaceae | Taxaceae

Synonym:

Coniferales [archaic, order]

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