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Botryopterid

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Meaning

(botany) Any extinct primitive fern of the genus Botryopteris..

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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.

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What does botryopterid mean?

Botryopterid means (botany) Any extinct primitive fern of the genus Botryopteris..

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The botryopterids (Botryopteriaceae) include three or four genera, all based on stem anatomy, with fruiting organs known also in one genus.

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