Definition of Cordaitaceae
:a family of chiefly Paleozoic plants (order Cordaitales) of which Cordaites is the chief and typical genus
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Cordaitaceae
plural noun
Cor·dai·ta·ce·ae
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ˌkȯ(r)dāˌīˈtāsēˌē
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-ˌdīˈt-
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Origin and Etymology of cordaitaceae
New Latin, from Cordaites, type genus + -aceae
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