Bennettitaceae

plural noun

Ben·​net·​ti·​ta·​ce·​ae

bə-ˌne-tə-ˈtā-sē-ˌē

: a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the order Bennettitales having strobili usually bisexual and the female sporophyll more reduced than that of the male

bennettitaceous

bə-¦ne-tə-¦tā-shəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Bennettites, type genus + -aceae

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