LEPIDODENDRON

Lep`i*do*den"dron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)

Definition: A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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