CAULOPTERIS

Meaning of CAULOPTERIS in English

kȯˈläptərə̇s noun

Etymology: New Latin, from caul- + -pteris

1. capitalized : a genus of fossil tree ferns (family Marattiaceae)

2. plural caulopter·es -ˌrēz : any fossil trunk of certain tree ferns

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012