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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various gymnosperm plants of the division Gnetophyta, having some features similar to those of angiosperms, such as xylem with vessel elements, and including ephedra.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin Gnetophyta, division name, from Gnetum, type genus, from Ternatese (Papuan language of Ternate) ganemu, a species of tree (Gnetum gnemon) widespread in Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands and valued for its edible seeds.]
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