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OPHIOGLOSSUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae
Synonyms:
genus Ophioglossum; Ophioglossum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ophioglossum" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "Ophioglossum"):
adder's tongue; adder's tongue fern (ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue)
Holonyms ("Ophioglossum" is a member of...):
family Ophioglossaceae; Ophioglossaceae (a family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales; cosmopolitan in distribution)