Archaeopteris

noun

Ar·​chae·​op·​ter·​is

ˌärkēˈäptərə̇s

: a genus of fossil plants especially characteristic of the Devonian that were formerly regarded as ferns but are now generally included in the order Cycadofilicales

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from archae- + -pteris

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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