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hercynian
CIDE DICTIONARY
hercynian, a. [L. Hercynia silva, Hercynius saltus, the Hercynian forest; cf. Gr. .].
Of or pertaining to an extensive forest in Germany, of which there are still portions in Swabia and the Hartz mountains. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hercynian, adj. Geol. of a mountain-forming time in the E. hemisphere in the late Palaeozoic era.
Etymology
L Hercynia silva forested mountains of central Germany
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