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Dryophyllum

noun
Dry·​o·​phyl·​lum | \ ˌdrīōˈfiləm\

Definition of Dryophyllum

botany
: a genus of widely distributed Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary fossil trees (family Fagaceae) considered to be ancestors of modern oaks and beeches

First Known Use of Dryophyllum

1939, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Dryophyllum

New Latin, from dry- + -phyllum

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