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CYATHEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cyathea mean?
• CYATHEA (noun)
The noun CYATHEA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands
Familiarity information: CYATHEA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cyathea; genus Cyathea
Hypernyms ("Cyathea" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "Cyathea"):
black tree fern; Cyathea medullaris; sago fern; silver tree fern (a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides)
Holonyms ("Cyathea" is a member of...):
Cyatheaceae; family Cyatheaceae (tropical tree ferns)
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