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LEPTOPTERIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea
Synonyms:
genus Leptopteris; Leptopteris
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Leptopteris" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "Leptopteris"):
crape fern; Leptopteris superba; Prince-of-Wales feather; Prince-of-Wales fern; Prince-of-Wales plume; Todea superba (New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea)
Holonyms ("Leptopteris" is a member of...):
family Osmundaceae; Osmundaceae (large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas)