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Lepidodendron
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Lepidodendron
Lepidodendron (also known as the scale tree) was a giant club moss (a tree-like plant) whose long trunk had bark with a diamond-shaped pattern (the scars of old, dead branches that fell off). This ancient lycopod was over 130 ft (40 m) tall; the trunk was over 6 ft (1.8 m) in diameter. Lepidodendron... Found op http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/
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Lepidodendron
Lep`i·do·den'dron (-drŏn) noun [ New Latin , from Greek lepi`s -i`dos , a scale + de`ndron tree.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/30
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lepidodendron
<paleontology> A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr, a scale + tree. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?lepidodendron
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Lepidodendron
• (n.) A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/lepidodendron/
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Lepidodendron
one of the most commonly encountered genera of extinct treelike club mosses, order Lepidodendrales, class (or subdivision) Lycopsida. Some of its ... [3 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/36
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lepidodendron
lepidodendron A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks. Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/630/4
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Lepidodendron
Lepidodendron (also known as the "Scale tree") is an extinct genus of primitive, vascular, arborescent (tree-like) plant related to the lycopsids (club mosses). It was part of the coal forest flora. They sometimes reached heights of over {convert|30|m|ft|-1}, and the trunks were often over {convert... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidodendron
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Lepidodendron
<i>(lep"idōden'drun)</i> Lepidodendron (lep"idōden'drun) and Sigillaria (sijilâr'ēu) , two principal genera of an extinct group of primitive vascular trees. They dominated the forests of the early Carboniferous period until the ferns gained asce... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0829461.html
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