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Eremopteris

noun
Er·​e·​mop·​ter·​is | \ ˌerəˈmäptərə̇s\

Definition of Eremopteris

: a form genus of fossil ferns or pteridosperms represented by leaves of Carboniferous age

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New Latin, from erem- + -pteris

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