Botryopteris

/bɒtriˈɒptərɪs/ noun

Definition

A genus of extinct fern-like plants with grape-like clusters of spore structures, known from fossils dating back 300 million years.

Etymology

From Greek botryos (bunch of grapes) + pteris (fern). Named descriptively by paleobotanists in the 19th century who recognized these ancient plants by their distinctive reproductive structure arrangement.

Kelly Says

Botryopteris leaves us with a direct fossil record showing exactly how ancient ferns organized their spores—compressed in rocks for 300 million years, these plants are still telling us about their own architecture without a single word.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቦትሪኦፕቴሪስ
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
ARالعربية
بتريوپتيريس
bit-ri-o-p-te-ris
BNবাংলা
বট্রিওপ্টেরিস
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
CACatalà
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
CSČeština
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
DADansk
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
DEDeutsch
Botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
ELΕλληνικά
βοτρυοπτέρις
vo-tro-ip-te-ris
ESEspañol
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
FAفارسی
بوتریوپتیرس
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
FISuomi
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
FRFrançais
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
GUGU
બોટ્રિયોપ્ટેરિસ
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
HAHA
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
HEעברית
בוטריופטריס
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
HIहिन्दी
बोट्रियोप्टेरिस
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
HUMagyar
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
IDBahasa Indonesia
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
IGIG
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
ITItaliano
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
JA日本語
ボトリオプテリス
bo-to-ri-op-te-ri-su
KKKK
ботриоптерис
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
KMKM
បൊត្រីអូព្តេរីស
bot-ri-o-up-te-ris
KO한국어
보트리오프테리스
bo-teo-ri-o-pe-te-ri-seu
MRMR
बोट्रीओप्टेरिस
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
MSBahasa Melayu
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
MYမြန်မာ
ဗိုတရီယိုပ်တာ
bo-te-ri-yo-p-ta
NLNederlands
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
NONorsk
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
PAPA
ਬੋਟ੍ਰਿਓਪਟੇਰਿਸ
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
PLPolski
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
PTPortuguês
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
RORomână
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
RUРусский
ботриоптерис
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
SVSvenska
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
SWKiswahili
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
TAதமிழ்
பொட்ரிஓப்டெரிஸ்
pot-ri-o-p-te-ris
TEతెలుగు
బొట్ట్రియోపటరిస్
bo-tti-ri-o-pa-te-ris
THไทย
โบตริโอพเตอริส
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
TLTL
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
TRTürkçe
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
UKУкраїнська
ботриоптерис
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
URاردو
بوتریوپٹریس
bo-tri-o-p-te-ris
VITiếng Việt
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
YOYO
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris
ZH中文
瓶子蕨
píngzi jué
ZUZU
botryopteris
bo-tri-op-te-ris

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