Botryopterid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Botryopterid is a noun meaning (botany) Any extinct primitive fern of the genus Botryopteris.
Meaning
(botany) Any extinct primitive fern of the genus Botryopteris.
Example Sentences
The botryopterids (Botryopteriaceae) include three or four genera, all based on stem anatomy, with fruiting organs known also in one genus.
To date it has been assumed that most Middle and Upper Pennsylvanian botryopterids produced sporangial aggregations similar to B. globosa and that all botryopterid species of this age produced Punctatisporites-like spores.
Word Forms
- botryopterids
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