TAXODIACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Taxodiaceae mean? 

• TAXODIACEAE (noun)
  The noun TAXODIACEAE has 1 sense:

1. coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems

  Familiarity information: TAXODIACEAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAXODIACEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

redwood family; subfamily Taxodiaceae; Taxodiaceae

Hypernyms ("Taxodiaceae" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm family (a family of gymnosperms)

Holonyms ("Taxodiaceae" is a member of...):

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