cupressinoxylon

noun

cu·​pres·​si·​nox·​y·​lon

k(y)üˌpresəˈnäksəˌlän

1

capitalized : a genus of fossil plants having an internal structure similar to that of present-day Cupressus and related genera

2

plural -s : any fossil wood having this structure

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cupressino- (from Latin cupressinus of cypress, from cupressus cypress + -inus -ine) + -xylon

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