Lecrosia

noun

Le·​cros·​ia

ləˈkrȯsēə

: a genus of fossil coniferous woody plants of the Carboniferous and Permian periods characterized by isolated erect ovoid female cones that consist of numerous sessile narrow scales each of which bears two winged seeds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Le Cros, town in southeastern France + New Latin -ia

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