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caulopteris

noun
cau·lop·ter·is | \kȯˈläptərə̇s\

Definition of caulopteris 

1 capitalized : a genus of fossil tree ferns (family Marattiaceae)

2 plural caulopteres\-ˌrēz\ : any fossil trunk of certain tree ferns

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New Latin, from caul- + -pteris

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