Devonianadjective
/devˈəʊ.ni.ən//dɪvˈoʊ.ni.ən/specializedfrom or referring to the period of time between about 420 and 360 million years ago, in which many plants, including the first trees, appeared on land:
the Devonian period
Devonian rocks
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the Devonian
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the Devonian period