ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkärˈpāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Lepidocarpon, type genus + -aceae
in some classifications : a family of plants that is coextensive with the genus Lepidocarpon and comprises plants believed to have been arborescent lycopsids with male and female fructifications on separate plants or in separate cones