sigillaria

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UK/ˌsɪd͡ʒɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/US/ˌsɪd͡ʒəˈlɛɹi.ə/

noun

Any of the genus Sigillaria of fossil trees principally found in the coal formation, with seal-like leaf scars in vertical rows on the surface.

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Meanings

sigillaria1

nounsigillaria (plural sigillarias)

plural sigillarias

  1. Any of the genus Sigillaria of fossil trees principally found in the coal formation, with seal-like leaf scars in vertical rows on the surface.

sigillaria2

nounsigillaria pl (plural only)
  1. Ancient Romehistoricalpluralplural onlyLittle images or figure made of earthenware or wax sold or given as presents on the last two days of the saturnalia. They were often figures of deities or fruit. In singular, sigillarium
  2. broadlypluralplural onlyThe last two days (i.e. the sixth and seventh) of the saturnalia.

Origin

sigillaria · noun

From the genus name.

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sigillaria · noun

Latin, from sigillum (“a seal”).

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Translations

Finnish sinettipuu, sigillaria
  • sinettipuutree of the genus Sigillaria
  • sigillarialast two days of the saturnalia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sigillaria

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Cite this entry
APA

sigillaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigillaria

MLA

“sigillaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigillaria. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sigillaria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigillaria.

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