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REDWOOD FAMILY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does redwood family mean?
• REDWOOD FAMILY (noun)
The noun REDWOOD FAMILY has 1 sense:
1. coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems
Familiarity information: REDWOOD FAMILY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("redwood family" is a kind of...):
gymnosperm family (a family of gymnosperms)
Holonyms ("redwood family" is a member of...):
Cupressaceae; cypress family; family Cupressaceae (cypresses and junipers and many cedars)
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