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GENUS HYMENOPHYLLUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Hymenophyllum mean?
• GENUS HYMENOPHYLLUM (noun)
The noun GENUS HYMENOPHYLLUM has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns
Familiarity information: GENUS HYMENOPHYLLUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Hymenophyllum; Hymenophyllum
Hypernyms ("genus Hymenophyllum" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "genus Hymenophyllum"):
film fern; filmy fern (any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves)
Holonyms ("genus Hymenophyllum" is a member of...):
family Hymenophyllaceae; Hymenophyllaceae (terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns)
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