-fəˌtē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin conifer + New Latin -o- + -phytae (plural feminine equivalent of -phyta )
: a subclass of Gymnospermae comprising profusely branched plants with simple leaves, small pith, abundant xylem, and little cortex and including the surviving orders Ginkgoales, Coniferales, and Gnetales and the extinct order Cordaitales — compare cycadophytae
• co·nif·er·o·phyte kōˈnifərōˌfīt, kəˈ- noun -s
• co·nif·er·o·phyt·ic ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fid.ik adjective