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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Coniferophyta</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Pinopsida</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Taxodiaceae</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Plantae</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Coniferae</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Division Coniferophyta</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Pinophyta</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>conifer</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>conifers</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Division of the plant kingdom containing conifers, which are gymnospermous exogens (stem grows by deposit on its outside), comprising trees and shrubs bearing cones; most are evergreen, with leaves that are needlelike, scale-like, with a single vein or, less commonly, strap-shaped with multiple veins. ]]></note></mads>