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botryopterid

botryopterid noun: any extinct primitive fern of the genus Botryopteris.

Noun

botryopterid (plural botryopterids)

  1. Any extinct primitive fern of the genus Botryopteris.
    • The botryopterids (Botryopteriaceae) include three or four genera, all based on stem anatomy, with fruiting organs known also in one genus.1927, Frank Hall Knowlton, Plants of the Past: A Popular Account of Fossil Plants, page 75
    • To date it has been assumed that most Middle and Upper Pennsylvanian botryopterids produced sporangial aggregations similar to B. globosa and that all botryopterid species of this age produced Punctatisporites-like spores.1980, Abstracts of Papers to be Presented..., Botanical Society of America, page 44

Forms of botryopterid

pluralbotryopterids

Questions about botryopterid

What does botryopterid mean?
Botryopterid means any extinct primitive fern of the genus Botryopteris.
What part of speech is botryopterid?
Botryopterid is a noun.
What is the plural of botryopterid?
The plural of botryopterid is botryopterids.

Words near botryopterid in the dictionary

  1. botryoidally
  2. botryoids
  3. botryolite
  4. botryomycosis
  5. botryomycotic
  6. botryopterid
  7. botryopterids
  8. botryose
  9. botryosphaeriaceous
  10. botrytic
  11. botryticidal

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