aphlebia

noun

aphle·​bia

(ˈ)āˈflēbēə,

-leb-

plural -s

: one of the imperfect pinnae found in certain fossil ferns of the Carboniferous age

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek aphlebos without veins, from a- a- entry 2 + phleb-, phleps vein

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