Anachopteris
noun
An·a·chop·ter·is
ˌanəˈkäptərə̇s
: a genus (the type of the family Anachopteridaceae) of fossil ferns characterized by pinnately divided leaves having all leaflets in the same plane and sporangia on the flattened margins of the ultimate segments
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Late Greek anachoē eruption + New Latin -pteris
First Known Use
1874, in the meaning defined above