Podozamites

noun

Podo·​za·​mi·​tes

ˌpädəzəˈmīt(ˌ)ēz

: a genus of fossil plants of the Mesozoic based upon the general resemblance of the leaflets to those of the cycads of the genus Zamia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pod- + Zamia + Latin -ites -ite

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