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ANTHOCEROTACEAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Anthocerotaceae mean?
• ANTHOCEROTACEAE (noun)
The noun ANTHOCEROTACEAE has 1 sense:
1. hornworts
Familiarity information: ANTHOCEROTACEAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hornworts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Anthocerotaceae; family Anthocerotaceae
Hypernyms ("Anthocerotaceae" is a kind of...):
moss family (a family of mosses)
Meronyms (members of "Anthocerotaceae"):
Anthoceros; genus Anthoceros (hornworts)
Holonyms ("Anthocerotaceae" is a member of...):
Anthoceropsida; class Anthoceropsida (hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida)
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