ATHYRIUM THELYPTEROIDES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Athyrium thelypteroides mean? 

• ATHYRIUM THELYPTEROIDES (noun)
  The noun ATHYRIUM THELYPTEROIDES has 1 sense:

1. fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores

  Familiarity information: ATHYRIUM THELYPTEROIDES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATHYRIUM THELYPTEROIDES (noun)

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Meaning:

Fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Athyrium thelypteroides; Deparia acrostichoides; silvery spleenwort

Hypernyms ("Athyrium thelypteroides" is a kind of...):

fern (any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores)

Holonyms ("Athyrium thelypteroides" is a member of...):

Deparia; genus Deparia (classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera)