n. a class or subdivision of plants comprising palmlike gymnosperms: it includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta). Syn. -- class Cycadopsida, subdivision Cycadophytina, subdivision Cycadophyta. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. a class or subdivision of plants comprising palmlike gymnosperms: it includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta). Syn. -- class Cycadopsida, subdivision Cycadophytina, subdivision Cycadophyta. [ WordNet 1.5 ]