Sigillaria

noun

Sig·​il·​lar·​ia

ˌsijəˈla(a)rēə

: a genus (the type of the family Sigillariaceae) of fossil arborescent club mosses of the Middle Carboniferous

sigillarid

¦⸗⸗¦⸗rə̇d

noun or adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin sigillum seal + New Latin -aria; from the leaf scars that resemble seals

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