Knorria

noun

Knor·​ria

ˈnȯrēə,

ˈnär-

: a form genus based on fossil stems of Carboniferous age that are intermediate in structure between those typical of the Lepidodendraceae and the Sigillariaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Georg W. Knorr †1761 German collector of petrified objects + New Latin -ia

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