Asterophyllites

noun
As·​tero·​phyl·​li·​tes | \ ˌastə(ˌ)rōfə̇ˈlītēz\

Definition of Asterophyllites

: a form genus of fossil plants abundantly represented in the coal measures, having a starlike disposition of the leaves, and considered now to be branches of Calamites

History and Etymology for Asterophyllites

New Latin, from aster- + Greek phyllon leaf + New Latin -ites -ite

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