释义 |
lep·i·do·den·dra·les \-ˌdenˈdrā(ˌ)lēz\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Lepidodendron + -ales : an order of arborescent fossil plants (class Lycopodineae) arising during the Lower Devonian, being a conspicuous floral element throughout the Carboniferous, and being characterized by dichotomous branching both in the formation of the crown and of the thick spreading rootlike supports — see lepidodendraceae |