HORNEOPHYTON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Horneophyton mean? 

• HORNEOPHYTON (noun)
  The noun HORNEOPHYTON has 1 sense:

1. Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller

  Familiarity information: HORNEOPHYTON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HORNEOPHYTON (noun)

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Meaning:

Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Horneophyton; Horneophyton

Hypernyms ("Horneophyton" is a kind of...):

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Holonyms ("Horneophyton" is a member of...):

family Rhyniaceae; Rhyniaceae (primitive plants of the Paleozoic)