Dictyoxylon

noun

Dic·​ty·​ox·​y·​lon

ˌdiktēˈäksəˌlän,

-lən

: a form genus represented by Paleozoic fossil stems exhibiting radiating wedges of wood

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from dicty- + -xylon

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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