Coenopterid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coenopterid is a noun meaning (botany) A fern of the Coenopteridale order, which is a taxon that is no longer used, but which used to represent ferns from the Devonian period into the Permian.
Meaning
(botany) A fern of the Coenopteridale order, which is a taxon that is no longer used, but which used to represent ferns from the Devonian period into the Permian.
Example Sentences
The early coenopterids had prefronds, as did the cladoxylaleans.
The Upper Devonian Rhacophyton until recently was considered a coenopterid fern […]
Indeed, many of the coenopterids show little distinction between stem and leaf, and protostelic axes are rather common.
Word Forms
- coenopterids
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