green dinosaur
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(noun) a living fossil or so-called "green dinosaur": genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named |
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Synonyms: Bartle Frere, genus Bartle-Frere |
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Related Words: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus |
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