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lepidochronology

lepidochronology noun: dating (of plants) by means of leaf scales.

Noun

lepidochronology (uncountable)

  1. dating (of plants) by means of leaf scales

Origin of lepidochronology

From lepido- + chronology.

Questions about lepidochronology

What does lepidochronology mean?
Lepidochronology means dating (of plants) by means of leaf scales.
What part of speech is lepidochronology?
Lepidochronology is a noun.

Words near lepidochronology in the dictionary

  1. lepidium
  2. lepidiums
  3. lepido-
  4. lepidocaryoid
  5. lepidochronological
  6. lepidochronology
  7. lepidocrocite
  8. lepidocrocites
  9. lepidodendraceous
  10. lepidodendrid
  11. lepidodendrids

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