GENUS RHYNIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Rhynia mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes

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

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• GENUS RHYNIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Rhynia; Rhynia

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

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

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

family Rhyniaceae; Rhyniaceae (primitive plants of the Paleozoic)