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Sigillaria
Pronunciation : Sig`il*la"ri*a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., from sigillum a seal. See Sigil.] (Rom. Antic.)
Definition : Defn: Little images or figures of earthenware exposed for sale, or given as presents, on the last two days of the Saturnalia; hence, the last two, or the sixth and seventh, days of the Saturnalia.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sig`il*la"ri*a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fem sing. fr. L. sigillum a seal.] (Paleon.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of fossil trees principally found in the coal formation; -- so named from the seallike leaf scars in vertical rows on the surface.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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