Glossopteris

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From French Glossopteris, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”) + πτερίς (pterís, “fern”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɡlɒˈsɒptəɹɪs/

Proper noun

†Glossopteris f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Glossopteridaceae – extinct seed ferns found in fossils.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth (in English), Folio Society, published 2011, page 129:
      We can put a Permian (about 275 million years) age on many of the Glossopteris fossils, and we know them well from Australia.
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