Ginkgoites

noun

Gink·​go·​ites

: a form genus of the family Ginkgoaceae comprising Mesozoic plants with the leaves usually intended but not deeply divided into segments and with distinct petioles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Ginkgo + Latin -ites

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