genus marattia

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1. type genus of the Marattiaceae: ferns having the sporangia fused together in two rows (noun.plant)

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

member holonym	:	marattia salicina, potato fern,
definition	:	large Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family marattiaceae, marattiaceae,
definition	:	constituting the order Marattiales: chiefly tropical eusporangiate ferns with gigantic fronds (noun.plant)