psilotum

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Psilotaceae (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fern genus,
definition	:	genera of ferns and fern allies (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	whisk fern,
definition	:	chiefly tropical clump-forming plants of skeletal appearance resembling whisk brooms; lacking roots (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family psilotaceae, psilotaceae,
definition	:	small family of lower ferns having nearly naked stems and minute scalelike leaves (noun.plant)