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RHYNIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rhynia mean?
• RHYNIA (noun)
The noun 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: RHYNIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("Rhynia" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Holonyms ("Rhynia" is a member of...):
family Rhyniaceae; Rhyniaceae (primitive plants of the Paleozoic)
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