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Rhynia

noun

type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes

• Syn: ↑genus Rhynia

• Hypernyms: ↑fern genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Rhyniaceae, ↑family Rhyniaceae

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\\ˈrīnēə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Rhynie, Scotland, where the fossil plant was discovered + -ia

1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Rhyniaceae) of small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia, a primitive stele, and smooth branching rhizomes — compare horneophyton

2. -s : any plant or fossil of Rhynia or a closely related genus

Useful english dictionary. 2012.