Sigillariostrobus

noun

Sig·​il·​lar·​i·​os·​tro·​bus

: a form genus based on lepidodendrid cones believed to belong to plants of the genus Sigillaria

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sigillaria + -o- + Greek strobos, strombos top, ball; akin to Greek strephein to turn

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