caulopteris

noun

cau·​lop·​ter·​is

kȯˈläptərə̇s

1

capitalized : a genus of fossil tree ferns (family Marattiaceae)

2

plural caulopteres

-ˌrēz

: any fossil trunk of certain tree ferns

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from caul- + -pteris

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