Sigillaria and Lepidodendron, from the resemblance of the scars to the scales of reptiles.' name='description'> dragon's-skin - definition and meaning

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name given by coal-miners to decorticated trunks and slabs of Sigillaria and Lepidodendron, from the resemblance of the scars to the scales of reptiles.

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