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DICKSONIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae
Synonyms:
Dicksonia; genus Dicksonia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Dicksonia" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "Dicksonia"):
Dicksonia antarctica; soft tree fern (of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates)
Holonyms ("Dicksonia" is a member of...):
Dicksoniaceae; family Dicksoniaceae (tree ferns: genera Dicksonia, Cibotium, Culcita, and Thyrsopteris elegans)
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