GENUS GLEICHENIA

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Meaning:

Type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with sessile sporangia; South Africa to Malaysia and New Zealand

Synonyms:

genus Gleichenia; Gleichenia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Gleichenia" is a kind of...):

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Holonyms ("genus Gleichenia" is a member of...):

family Gleicheniaceae; Gleicheniaceae (a family of ferns belonging to order Filicales)

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