HyperDic: rhyniaceae

English > 1 sense of the word Rhyniaceae:
NOUNplantRhyniaceae, family Rhyniaceaeprimitive plants of the Paleozoic
English > Rhyniaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningPrimitive plants of the Paleozoic.
Synonymfamily Rhyniaceae
Member ofPsilophytales, order PsilophytalesPaleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants
MembersHorneophyton, genus HorneophytonDevonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants
Rhynia, genus Rhyniatype genus of the Rhyniaceae
Broaderfern familyfamilies of ferns and fern allies

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