nematophyton

noun

nem·​a·​toph·​y·​ton

ˌneməˈtäfəˌtän

plural -s

: a large branching fossil plant found in Devonian rocks, believed to be a thallophyte, and often considered to offer evidence of a relationship between brown algae and vascular plants

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from nemat- + Greek phyton plant

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