redwood family

redwood family
noun
coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems
Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm family
Member Holonyms: ↑Cupressaceae, ↑family Cupressaceae, ↑cypress family

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