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GENUS DENNSTAEDTIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Dennstaedtia mean?
• GENUS DENNSTAEDTIA (noun)
The noun GENUS DENNSTAEDTIA has 1 sense:
1. chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
Familiarity information: GENUS DENNSTAEDTIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dennstaedtia; genus Dennstaedtia
Hypernyms ("genus Dennstaedtia" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "genus Dennstaedtia"):
boulder fern; Dennstaedtia punctilobula; hay-scented; hay-scented fern; scented fern (fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay)
Holonyms ("genus Dennstaedtia" is a member of...):
Dennstaedtiaceae; family Dennstaedtiaceae (one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems)
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