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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