carboniferous
Meaning of carboniferous
adjective
- relating to or denoting the fifth period of the Palaeozoic era, between the Devonian and Permian periods.
Carboniferous plants in Europe show little trace of strong seasonal growth
- the fifth period of the Palaeozoic era, or the system of rocks deposited during it.
fossilized ferns abound in the fossil record from the Carboniferous
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Hyphenation of carboniferous
car-bonif-er-ous
- It consists of 4 syllables and 13 chars.
- carboniferous is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
carboniferous synonyms
Meaning period:
Meaning carbonaceous:
carbonaceous, carbonous, carbonic
Meaning Carboniferous:
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