Meanings
plural bennettitaleans
- biologyAny of the extinct plants of the order Bennettitales.
Most bennettitalean foliage shows xeromorphic features such as small, reflexed pinnae, sunken stomata, and papillae or hairs on the leaf surfaces.
1992, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time: Evolutionary Paleoecology of Terrestrial Plants and AnimalsSynonyms: cycadeoid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the extinct plants of the order Bennettitales.
Translations
Polish benetyt
- benetytTranslations
Cite this entry
bennettitalean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bennettitalean
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