sigillaria Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sig`il*la"ri*a noun plural

Etymology

L., from sigillum a seal. See Sigil.

Definitions

1. (Rom. Antic.) 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.

Sig`il*la"ri*a noun

Etymology

NL., fem sing. fr. L. sigillum a seal.

Definitions

1. (Paleon.) A genus of fossil trees principally found in the coal formation; -- so named from the seallike leaf scars in vertical rows on the surface.