Asterophyllites

/ˌæstərəˈfɪlaɪtiːz/ noun

Definition

Plural of asterophyllite; multiple fossils or specimens of ancient plants with star-shaped leaf arrangements.

Etymology

From asterophyllite (Greek aster 'star' plus phyllon 'leaf' plus -ite) plus the plural suffix -s.

Kelly Says

Paleobotanists studying these leaf fossils had to literally name the leaf pattern before they even understood the whole plant—showing how scientists sometimes build knowledge from fragments up.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስቴሮፊሊት
as-te-ro-fi-lit
ARالعربية
أستروفيليت
as-tro-fi-lit
BNবাংলা
অ্যাস্টেরোফিলাইট
as-te-ro-fi-lait
CACatalà
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
CSČeština
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
DADansk
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
DEDeutsch
Asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
ELΕλληνικά
αστεροφύλλιτα
as-te-ro-fi-lita
ESEspañol
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
FAفارسی
آستروفیلیت
as-tro-fi-lit
FISuomi
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
FRFrançais
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
GUGU
અસ્ટેરોફિલિટ
as-te-ro-fi-lit
HAHA
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
HEעברית
אסטרופיליט
as-tro-fi-lit
HIहिन्दी
अस्टेरोफिलाइट्स
as-te-ro-fi-lites
HUMagyar
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
IDBahasa Indonesia
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
IGIG
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
ITItaliano
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
JA日本語
アステロフィライト
asuterofi-raito
KKKK
астерофиллит
as-te-ro-fi-lit
KMKM
អាស្ទេរ៉ូហ្វីលីត
a-s-te-ro-hi-lit
KO한국어
아스테로필라이트
aseuteo-pil-la-iteu
MRMR
अस्टेरोफिलाइट्स
as-te-ro-fi-lites
MSBahasa Melayu
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
MYမြန်မာ
အစtellarophyllites
a-ste-ro-fi-lites
NLNederlands
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
NONorsk
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
PAPA
ਅਸਟਰੋਫਿਲਾਈਟ
as-te-ro-fi-lait
PLPolski
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
PTPortuguês
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
RORomână
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
RUРусский
Астерофиллиты
as-te-ro-fi-litty
SVSvenska
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
SWKiswahili
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
TAதமிழ்
அஸ்டெரோபிலைட்
as-te-ro-pi-lait
TEతెలుగు
అస్టెరోఫిలైట్
as-te-ro-fi-lait
THไทย
อัสเทอโรฟิไลท์
at-eo-ro-fi-lai-t
TLTL
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
TRTürkçe
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
UKУкраїнська
Астерофіліти
as-te-ro-fi-liti
URاردو
ستارو فلیٹ
si-tar-o-fi-lat
VITiếng Việt
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
YOYO
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites
ZH中文
星叶石
xīng yè shí
ZUZU
asterophyllites
as-te-ro-fi-lites

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