Dic·ty·ox·y·lon
| \ ˌdiktēˈäksəˌlän, -lən \
Definition of Dictyoxylon
: a form genus represented by Paleozoic fossil stems exhibiting radiating wedges of wood
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The first known use of Dictyoxylon was in 1869
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