Asterophyllites

noun

As·​tero·​phyl·​li·​tes

ˌastə(ˌ)rōfə̇ˈlītēz

: 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

Word History

Etymology

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

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