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Welwitschiaceae — noun in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae • Syn: ↑family Welwitschiaceae • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm family • Member Holonyms: ↑Gnetales, ↑order Gnetales • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Welwitschiaceae — ▪ gnetophyte family a family of southwestern African desert plants in the gymnosperm order Gnetales, named for its single genus, Welwitschia. tumboa plants (W. mirabilis), constituting the only species, have deep taproots and resemble giant … Universalium
gymnosperm family — noun a family of gymnosperms • Hypernyms: ↑plant family • Hyponyms: ↑Gnetaceae, ↑family Gnetaceae, ↑Ephedraceae, ↑family Ephedraceae, ↑Welwitschiaceae, ↑family We … Useful english dictionary
Gnetales — noun chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms • Syn: ↑order Gnetales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Gnetopsida, ↑class Gnetopsida, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Welwitschia — Taxobox name = Welwitschia image width = 270px regnum = Plantae divisio = Gnetophyta classis = Gnetopsida ordo = Welwitschiales familia = Welwitschiaceae genus = Welwitschia species = W. mirabilis binomial = Welwitschia mirabilis binomial… … Wikipedia
genus Welwitchia — noun type and sole genus of Welwitschiaceae • Syn: ↑genus Welwitschia • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Welwitschiaceae, ↑family Welwitschiaceae • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
genus Welwitschia — noun type and sole genus of Welwitschiaceae • Syn: ↑genus Welwitchia • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Welwitschiaceae, ↑family Welwitschiaceae • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
order Gnetales — noun chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms • Syn: ↑Gnetales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Gnetopsida, ↑class Gnetopsida, ↑Gneto … Useful english dictionary
gnetophyte — ▪ plant Introduction any member of the division Gnetophyta, a small group of gymnospermous vascular plants that are represented by three living genera: Ephedra, Gnetum, and Welwitschia. There are 65 species in the genus Ephedra, 30 or more… … Universalium
List of long-living organisms — This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. This is a list of the oldest individual lifeforms. This is usually defined as: Having a longer life span than any other known individual (such as the Methuselah tree) Longevity record holders … Wikipedia
