Hymenophyllites

plural noun

Hy·​me·​no·​phyl·​li·​tes

: a genus of fossil ferns of the Carboniferous and perhaps of more recent age bearing a superficial resemblance to the existing genus Hymenophyllum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Hymenophyllum, genus of ferns + -ites -ite

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