Horneophyton

noun

Hor·​ne·​oph·​y·​ton

ˈhȯ(r)nēˈäfəˌtän

: a genus of Devonian fossil plants (family Rhyniaceae) similar to those of the genus Rhynia but smaller and lacking vascular tissue in the rhizome and considered to be one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from horneo- (from English horn) + phyton

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