glossopteris

noun

glos·​sop·​ter·​is

1

capitalized : a genus of chiefly Permian and Triassic fossil ferns or fernlike plants characterized by thick entire fronds with anastomosing veins

2

plural -es : any plant of the genus Glossopteris

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gloss- + -pteris

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