Archaeopteris

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Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”) + πτερίς (pterís, “fern”).

Proper noun

†Archaeopteris f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Archaeopteridaceae – known from fossils and widely accepted as the earliest and most primitive known tree, with wood similar to a conifer's, but producing spores like a fern.

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