fern genus
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1. genera of ferns and fern allies (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | genus, |
definition | : | (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | genus pecopteris, |
definition | : | genus of Carboniferous fossil ferns (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus osmunda, |
definition | : | type genus of the Osmundaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus todea, todea, |
definition | : | a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus schizaea, schizaea, |
definition | : | type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics; small leptosporangiate ferns: curly grass fern (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | anemia, genus anemia, |
definition | : | genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus regnellidium, |
definition | : | one species of aquatic or semiaquatic fern (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | azolla, genus azolla, |
definition | : | a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus gleichenia, gleichenia, |
definition | : | type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with sessile sporangia; South Africa to Malaysia and New Zealand (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus polypodium, polypodium, |
definition | : | a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | drynaria, genus drynaria, |
definition | : | large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest and scrub; Africa and Asia and Australia (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus lecanopteris, |
definition | : | epiphytic ferns of southeastern Asia to New Guinea (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus pyrrosia, pyrrosia, |
definition | : | epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial ferns of tropical Old World (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus solanopteris, solanopteris, |
definition | : | tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as scales (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | cyclophorus, genus cyclophorus, |
definition | : | tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | asplenium, genus asplenium, |
definition | : | in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | camptosorus, genus camptosorus, |
definition | : | classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus Asplenium (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | ceterach, genus ceterach, |
definition | : | small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some classification systems which place plants of this genus in e.g. genera Asplenium and Pleurosorus (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus pleurosorus, pleurosorus, |
definition | : | small genus comprising terrestrial ferns; found in Chile and Spain and Morocco and Australia and New Zealand (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | blechnum, genus blechnum, |
definition | : | in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | doodia, genus doodia, |
definition | : | in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; small terrestrial colony-forming ferns of Australasia (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus sadleria, sadleria, |
definition | : | low tree ferns with large fronds; in rain forests and on lava flows of Hawaiian Islands (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus stenochlaena, stenochlaena, |
definition | : | large tropical ferns; some epiphytic climbers and some terrestrial bog ferns; Africa; Asia; Australasia (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus woodwardia, woodwardia, |
definition | : | in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae: chain ferns (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | cyathea, genus cyathea, |
definition | : | type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus davallia, |
definition | : | Old World tropical fern; in some classification systems placed directly in family Polypodiaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | dennstaedtia, genus dennstaedtia, |
definition | : | chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | dicksonia, genus dicksonia, |
definition | : | tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | cibotium, genus cibotium, |
definition | : | in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | culcita, genus culcita, |
definition | : | includes some plants usually placed in e.g. genus Dicksonia: terrestrial ferns resembling bracken; tropical America; Malaysia to Australia and Polynesia; southwestern Europe and Atlantic islands (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | dryopteris, genus dryopteris, |
definition | : | large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | athyrium, genus athyrium, |
definition | : | temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | cyrtomium, genus cyrtomium, |
definition | : | small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | cystopteris, genus cystopteris, |
definition | : | chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | deparia, genus deparia, |
definition | : | classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | diacalpa, genus diacalpa, |
definition | : | one species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus onoclea, onoclea, |
definition | : | one species: sensitive fern; in some classifications included in Polypodiaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus polystichum, polystichum, |
definition | : | small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus rumohra, rumohra, |
definition | : | leatherleaf ferns: in some classifications included in genus Polystichum (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus tectaria, tectaria, |
definition | : | terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus woodsia, |
definition | : | genus of small to medium-sized usually rock-inhabiting ferns of temperate and cold regions; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | bolbitis, genus bolbitis, |
definition | : | terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus loxoma, loxoma, |
definition | : | one species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus oleandra, oleandra, |
definition | : | or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | adiantum, genus adiantum, |
definition | : | cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | cheilanthes, genus cheilanthes, |
definition | : | small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | doryopteris, genus doryopteris, |
definition | : | small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in family Adiantaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus onychium, onychium, |
definition | : | small terrestrial ferns of Old World tropics and subtropics: clawed ferns; sometimes placed in family Cryptogrammataceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus pellaea, pellaea, |
definition | : | genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns; in some classification systems it is placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus pityrogramma, pityrogramma, |
definition | : | terrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery yellowish or white undersides; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus pteris, pteris, |
definition | : | large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus marattia, marattia, |
definition | : | type genus of the Marattiaceae: ferns having the sporangia fused together in two rows (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | danaea, genus danaea, |
definition | : | fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus psilophyton, |
definition | : | type genus of the Psilophytaceae: genus of small wiry herbaceous Paleozoic plants with underground rhizomes and apical sporangia (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus rhynia, rhynia, |
definition | : | type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus horneophyton, horneophyton, |
definition | : | Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus lycopodium, lycopodium, |
definition | : | type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus selaginella, selaginella, |
definition | : | type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-like plants: spike moss and little club moss (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus isoetes, isoetes, |
definition | : | type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus thelypteris, thelypteris, |
definition | : | marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus christella, |
definition | : | medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical forests of Old World to Americas (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | cyclosorus, genus cyclosorus, |
definition | : | small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus oreopteris, oreopteris, |
definition | : | 3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or Thelypteris (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | genus phegopteris, phegopteris, |
definition | : | beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris (noun.plant) |
member meronym | : | division pteridophyta, pteridophyta, |
definition | : | containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta (noun.plant) |
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