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Ver·​te·​brar·​ia | \ ˌvərtəˈbra(a)rēə \

Definition of Vertebraria

: a genus of fossil plants based upon rootlike remains of Triassic age that resemble a vertebral column

History and Etymology for Vertebraria

borrowed from New Latin, from Latin vertebra “joint, vertebra” + New Latin -aria -aria entry 2

Note: Name introduced by the British botanist John Forbes Royle (1798-1858) in Illustrations of the Botany and Other Branches of the Natural History of the Himalayan Mountains (London, 1839), vol. 1, p. xxix*, and vol. 2, plate 2.

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“Vertebraria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vertebraria. Accessed 4 Oct. 2022.

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