Lagenostoma

noun

Lag·​e·​nos·​to·​ma

-ästəmə

: a form genus of Carboniferous seed ferns based on fossil seeds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from lageno- (from Greek lagēnos flask) + -stoma

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