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MICROSORIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical usually epiphytic ferns; Africa to Asia and Polynesia to Australia
Synonyms:
genus Microsorium; Microsorium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Microsorium" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "Microsorium"):
climbing bird's nest fern; Microsorium punctatum (tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia)
Holonyms ("Microsorium" is a member of...):
family Polypodiaceae; Polypodiaceae (ferns: a large family that in some classification systems has been subdivided into several families (including Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and Pteridaceae))
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