GENUS CIBOTIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Cibotium mean? 

• GENUS CIBOTIUM (noun)
  The noun GENUS CIBOTIUM has 1 sense:

1. in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds

  Familiarity information: GENUS CIBOTIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CIBOTIUM (noun)

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Meaning:

In some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cibotium; genus Cibotium

Hypernyms ("genus Cibotium" is a kind of...):

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "genus Cibotium"):

Cibotium barometz; Scythian lamb (Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic)

Holonyms ("genus Cibotium" is a member of...):

Dicksoniaceae; family Dicksoniaceae (tree ferns: genera Dicksonia, Cibotium, Culcita, and Thyrsopteris elegans)