Betulites

noun

Bet·​u·​li·​tes

ˌbe-chə-ˈlī-(ˌ)tēz

: a genus of extinct Cretaceous trees resembling the genus Betula

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Betula + Latin -ites -ite

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