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glossopteris

noun
glosĀ·​sopĀ·​terĀ·​is

Definition of glossopteris

1 capitalized : a genus of chiefly Permian and Triassic fossil ferns or fernlike plants characterized by thick entire fronds with anastomosing veins
2 plural -es : any plant of the genus Glossopteris

History and Etymology for glossopteris

New Latin, from gloss- + -pteris

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