An·a·chop·ter·is
| \ ˌanəˈkäptərə̇s \
Definition of Anachopteris
: a genus (the type of the family Anachopteridaceae) of fossil ferns characterized by pinnately divided leaves having all leaflets in the same plane and sporangia on the flattened margins of the ultimate segments
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The first known use of Anachopteris was in 1874
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