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CYCLOPTERIS

\sˈa͡ɪkləptəɹˌɪs], \sˈa‍ɪkləptəɹˌɪs], \s_ˈaɪ_k_l_ə_p_t_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_s]\

Definitions of CYCLOPTERIS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[Gr., a circle, fern.] (Geol.) Applied to two different kinds of fern-like fossil plants, with rounded leaflets, (1) from the coal-measures, (2) Oolite.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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