Lepidophloios

noun

Lep·​i·​do·​phloi·​os

-ˈflȯiˌäs

: a form genus of fossil plants of the family Lepidodendraceae consisting of stems with overlapping or imbricated scars

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from lepid- + Greek phloios bark

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