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Definition of Lepidodendraceae
1. Noun. Fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk.
Generic synonyms: Fern Family
Group relationships: Lepidodendrales, Order Lepidodendrales
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lepidodendraceae
Literary usage of Lepidodendraceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Anatomy of Woody Plants by Edward Charles Jeffrey (1917)
"The older representatives of the Lepidodendraceae show themselves in this respect
the most archaic of all the vascular plants with secondary growth. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1902)
"... and the fossil members of this family and of the Lycopodiaceae, and in addition,
the Lepidodendraceae.—The sixth 'Heft' of Engler's 'Pflanzenreich' has ..."
3. The Origin of a Land Flora: A Theory Based Upon the Facts of Alternation by Frederick Orpen Bower (1908)
"... are among the earliest known fossils, dating from the Lower Devonian period
to the Trias. They include the families of the Lepidodendraceae, ..."
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