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DENNSTAEDTIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
Synonyms:
Dennstaedtia; genus Dennstaedtia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Dennstaedtia" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "Dennstaedtia"):
boulder fern; Dennstaedtia punctilobula; hay-scented; hay-scented fern; scented fern (fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay)
Holonyms ("Dennstaedtia" is a member of...):
Dennstaedtiaceae; family Dennstaedtiaceae (one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems)