family Lepidodendraceae

family Lepidodendraceae
noun
fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk
Syn: ↑Lepidodendraceae
Hypernyms: ↑fern family
Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidodendrales, ↑order Lepidodendrales

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  • Lepidodendraceae — noun fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk • Syn: ↑family Lepidodendraceae • Hypernyms: ↑fern family • Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidodendrales, ↑order Lepidodendrales * * * ˌdenˈdrāsēˌē …   Useful english dictionary

  • fern family — noun families of ferns and fern allies • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Hymenophyllaceae, ↑family Hymenophyllaceae, ↑Osmundaceae, ↑family Osmundaceae, ↑Schizaeaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lepidodendrales — noun fossil arborescent plants arising during the early Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous • Syn: ↑order Lepidodendrales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Lycopsida, ↑class Lycopsida, ↑Lycopodiate, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • order Lepidodendrales — noun fossil arborescent plants arising during the early Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous • Syn: ↑Lepidodendrales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Lycopsida, ↑class Lycopsida, ↑Lycopodiate, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • lepidodendron — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ drən noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from lepid + dendron 1. : a genus (the type of the family Lepidodendraceae) of fossil trees having closely set slender or subulate leaves and resembling modern club mosses in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lepidophloios — ˈflȯiˌäs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from lepid + Greek phloios bark more at phloem : a form genus of fossil plants of the family Lepidodendraceae consisting of stems with overlapping or imbricated scars …   Useful english dictionary

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