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Lepidodendrales

plural noun
Lep·​i·​do·​den·​dra·​les | \ -ˌdenˈdrā(ˌ)lēz\

Definition of Lepidodendrales

: an order of arborescent fossil plants (class Lycopodineae) arising during the Lower Devonian, being a conspicuous floral element throughout the Carboniferous, and being characterized by dichotomous branching both in the formation of the crown and of the thick spreading rootlike supports — see lepidodendraceae

History and Etymology for Lepidodendrales

New Latin, from Lepidodendron + -ales

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