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Cordaitaceae

Cordaitaceae

9.9
An extinct family of tall seed plants that lived long ago
  • noun
  • /kɔːrˈdeɪəˌsiː/
  • Specialized
: Cordaitaceae
  • The Cordaitaceae family thrived during the Paleozoic era.

Examples

  • Plants in the Cordaitaceae family were widespread during the Carboniferous period.

  • Many fossils of Cordaitaceae have been discovered in North America.

  • Fossils of Cordaitaceae provide important clues about prehistoric plant evolution.

  • The extinction of Cordaitaceae marked a turning point in gymnosperm history.

  • Fossils of Cordaitaceae provide important clues about prehistoric plant evolution.

  • Plants in the Cordaitaceae family were widespread during the Carboniferous period.

  • Many fossils of Cordaitaceae have been discovered in North America.

Surface Forms

Cordaitaceae singular
Cordaitaceas plural

Morphology

Cordaitaceae = Cordaites (opaque) = Cordaites + aceae

Formation is a standard Latinized taxonomic family name (genus + -aceae) but this is specialized scientific morphology not accessible to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Cordaitaceae comes from the plant genus Cordaites plus the botanical ending -aceae, which means 'family'. The genus Cordaites was named for the 19th-century naturalist Corda, so the name points to 'Corda's plants'. That is why Cordaitaceae simply means the plant family of ancient Cordaites, the extinct plants we know from fossils.