HYMENOPHYLLUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hymenophyllum mean? 

• HYMENOPHYLLUM (noun)
  The noun HYMENOPHYLLUM has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns

  Familiarity information: HYMENOPHYLLUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYMENOPHYLLUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Hymenophyllum; Hymenophyllum

Hypernyms ("Hymenophyllum" is a kind of...):

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "Hymenophyllum"):

film fern; filmy fern (any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves)

Holonyms ("Hymenophyllum" is a member of...):

family Hymenophyllaceae; Hymenophyllaceae (terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns)