Pennsylvanian
Pennsylvanian
Definition
☆ Penn·syl·va·nian (pen′səl vān′yən, -vā′nē ən)
adjective
- of Pennsylvania
- designating or of the second and last geologic subdivision of the Carboniferous Period, characterized by the development of vast deposits of dead, coal-forming plant matter and the first conifers and reptiles
noun
a person born or living in Pennsylvania
the Pennsylvanian
the Pennsylvanian subdivision of the Carboniferous Period or its rocks
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