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Dictyoxylon

noun
Dic·​ty·​ox·​y·​lon | \ ˌdiktēˈäksəˌlän, -lən\

Definition of Dictyoxylon

: a form genus represented by Paleozoic fossil stems exhibiting radiating wedges of wood

First Known Use of Dictyoxylon

1869, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Dictyoxylon

New Latin, from dicty- + -xylon

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