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gnetal

gnetal noun: any species of the order Gnetales of relict gymnosperms.

Noun

gnetal (plural gnetals)

  1. Any species of the order Gnetales of relict gymnosperms.
    • It^([the publicised book]) provides a complete coverage of the evolutionary approach to the major plant groups and discusses such special subjects as details on water ferns, gnetals, cyiads,^([sic]) the principal fungous groups, and slime molds.1959, AIBS Bulletin, Volumes 9-12, American Institute of Biological Sciences, page 38
    Synonyms:
    gnetophyte

Adjective

gnetal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the species of the order Gnetales.
    • As we already have had occasion to remark for the gnetal and casuarinal alliances, a ½ floral symmetry is evidently an ancient one for that phylum.1918, John Muirhead Macfarlane, The Causes and Course of Organic Evolution, page 371

Synonyms of gnetal

Forms of gnetal

pluralgnetals
alternative formgnetale

Origin of gnetal

From translingual Gnetales.

Questions about gnetal

What does gnetal mean?
Gnetal means any species of the order Gnetales of relict gymnosperms.
What part of speech is gnetal?
Gnetal can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of gnetal?
The plural of gnetal is gnetals.

Words near gnetal in the dictionary

  1. gnepines
  2. Gnesio-Lutheran
  3. Gnesio-Lutherans
  4. Gnesta
  5. gnetaceous
  6. gnetal
  7. gnetalean
  8. gnetifer
  9. gnetifers
  10. gnetin
  11. gnetins

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