Linopteris

noun

Li·​nop·​ter·​is

lə̇ˈnäptərə̇s

: a genus of fossil ferns abundant in the coal measures and distinguished by their reticulate venation

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from lino- (from Greek, from linon net, cord, flax) + -pteris

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