Asteroxylon

noun

As·​ter·​ox·​y·​lon

-ˈräksəˌlän

: a genus of Paleozoic plants (family Asteroxylaceae) having a single star-shaped vascular strand in the shoot

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from aster- + -xylon

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