pteretis

Noun
  1. Small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea;
    In some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae (synset 113218698)
    is a type of: fern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies
    member holonym: fiddlehead, matteuccia struthiopteris, onoclea struthiopteris, ostrich fern, pteretis struthiopteris, shuttlecock fern - tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
    belongs to: athyriaceae, dryopteridaceae, family athyriaceae, family dryopteridaceae - alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
    same as: genus matteuccia, genus pteretis, matteuccia

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