Lepidocarpaceae
plural noun
Lep·i·do·car·pa·ce·ae
Definition of Lepidocarpaceae
in some classifications
: a family of plants that is coextensive with the genus Lepidocarpon and comprises plants believed to have been arborescent lycopsids with male and female fructifications on separate plants or in separate cones
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Origin and Etymology of lepidocarpaceae
New Latin, from Lepidocarpon, type genus + -aceae
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