Hercynian

/ (hɜːˈsɪnɪən) /


adjective
  1. denoting a period of mountain building in Europe in the late Palaeozoic

Origin of Hercynian

1
C16: from Latin Hercynia silva the Hercynian forest (i.e., the wooded mountains of central Germany, esp the Erzgebirge)

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