What Is the Difference Between Cycads and Conifers

is that cycad is (botany) any plant of the division cycadophyta, as the sago palm, etc while conifer is (botany) a plant belonging to the conifers; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.

Is a cycad a conifer?

There are 700 living species of gymnosperms placed into four divisions: conifers (such as pines and spruce), cycads (such as the sago palm, Cycas revoluta), ginkgos (the maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba), and gnetophytes (such as Mormon tea, Ephedra).

Do cycads and conifers have cones?

coniferPlant that bears seeds in cones and has evergreen needlelike or scalelike leaves. cycadPalmlike plant bearing large male or female cones and found in tropical regions. ginkgoChinese tree with broad, fan-shaped leaves.