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Record 1 1998-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Paleontology
DEF

The most important order of the gymnospermae, comprising a wide range of trees, mostly evergreens, bearing cones (hence coniferous) and needle-shaped or scale-like leaves, and producing timber known commercially as softwood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Ordre le plus vaste des Gymnospermes, qui regroupe un large éventail d'espèces portant des cônes comme fruits, d'où le nom de conifères, et ayant un feuillage en aiguilles ou en écailles.

Spanish

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