Conifer vs. Cycad

Conifernoun

(botany) A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.

Conifernoun

A tree or shrub bearing cones; one of the order Coniferae, which includes the pine, cypress, and (according to some) the yew.

Conifernoun

any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

Conifer

Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae.

Cycadnoun

(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta, having a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves.

Cycadnoun

Any plant of the natural order Cycadaceæ, as the sago palm, etc.

Cycadnoun

any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves

Cycad

For the insect, see Cicada.Cycads are seed plants with a very long fossil history that were formerly more abundant and more diverse than they are today. They typically have a stout and woody (ligneous) trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves.