Lesleya

noun

Les·​leya

ˈleslēə,

ˈlezl-

: a genus of fossil plants of Carboniferous age and uncertain affinities that resemble ferns

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from J. P. Lesley †1903 American geologist

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