Lepidodendrid

Lepidodendrid
Lepidodendrid Lep`i*do*den"drid (l[e^]p`[i^]*d[-o]*d[e^]n"dr[i^]d), n. (Paleon.) One of an extinct family of trees allied to the modern club mosses, and including {Lepidodendron} and its allies. [1913 Webster]

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