Taxales (Noun)
Meaning
Coextensive with the family Taxaceae: yews.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Taxales is often considered an order within coniferous plants and includes members like yews which exhibit significant toxicity.
- Coniferous plants assigned to the order Taxales share some striking similarities with certain angiosperms.
- In botanical nomenclature Taxales essentially overlaps with family Taxaceae, encompassing yews.
- Plants categorized under Taxales were long perceived to have ties with deciduous conifers based on superficial facts.
- Taxales are sometimes informally characterized by examples like Japanese yew.