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CERATOPTERIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ceratopteris mean?
• CERATOPTERIS (noun)
The noun CERATOPTERIS has 1 sense:
1. water ferns
Familiarity information: CERATOPTERIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Water ferns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Ceratopteris; genus Ceratopteris
Hypernyms ("Ceratopteris" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "Ceratopteris"):
Ceratopteris pteridioides; floating fern; water sprite (aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums)
Ceratopteris thalictroides; floating fern (pantropical aquatic fern)
Holonyms ("Ceratopteris" is a member of...):
family Parkeriaceae; Parkeriaceae (coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes included in family Polypodiaceae)
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