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THYRSOPTERIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A terrestrial tree fern of South America
Synonyms:
thyrsopteris; Thyrsopteris elegans
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("thyrsopteris" is a kind of...):
tree fern (any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae)
Holonyms ("thyrsopteris" is a member of...):
genus Thyrsopteris (one species)