hymenophyllites

hymenophyllites
\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷fə̇ˈlīd.(ˌ)ēz\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Hymenophyllum, genus of ferns + -ites -ite
: a genus of fossil ferns of the Carboniferous and perhaps of more recent age bearing a superficial resemblance to the existing genus Hymenophyllum

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