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MARCHANTIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of Marchantiaceae; liverworts that reproduce asexually by gemmae and have stalked antheridiophores

Synonyms:

genus Marchantia; Marchantia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

moss genus (a genus of mosses)

Meronyms (members of "Marchantia"):

hepatica; Marchantia polymorpha (a common liverwort)

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

family Marchantiaceae; Marchantiaceae (liverworts with prostrate and usually dichotomously branched thalli)

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