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THELYPTERIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae

Synonyms:

genus Thelypteris; Thelypteris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "Thelypteris"):

Dryopteris thelypteris; marsh fern; Thelypteris palustris (fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places; cosmopolitan in north temperate regions)

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

family Thelypteridaceae; Thelypteridaceae (genera Thelypteris, Phegopteris, and others)

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