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CERATOPTERIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Water ferns

Synonyms:

Ceratopteris; genus Ceratopteris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Ceratopteris" is a kind of...):

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "Ceratopteris"):

Ceratopteris pteridioides; floating fern; water sprite (aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums)

Ceratopteris thalictroides; floating fern (pantropical aquatic fern)

Holonyms ("Ceratopteris" is a member of...):

family Parkeriaceae; Parkeriaceae (coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes included in family Polypodiaceae)

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