bennettitalean
English
Noun
bennettitalean (plural bennettitaleans)
- (zoology) Any of the extinct plants of the order Bennettitales.
- Synonym: cycadeoid
- 1992, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time: Evolutionary Paleoecology of Terrestrial Plants and Animals:
- Most bennettitalean foliage shows xeromorphic features such as small, reflexed pinnae, sunken stomata, and papillae or hairs on the leaf surfaces.