DENNSTAEDTIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dennstaedtia mean? 

• DENNSTAEDTIA (noun)
  The noun DENNSTAEDTIA has 1 sense:

1. chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae

  Familiarity information: DENNSTAEDTIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DENNSTAEDTIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Dennstaedtia; genus Dennstaedtia

Hypernyms ("Dennstaedtia" is a kind of...):

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "Dennstaedtia"):

boulder fern; Dennstaedtia punctilobula; hay-scented; hay-scented fern; scented fern (fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay)

Holonyms ("Dennstaedtia" is a member of...):

Dennstaedtiaceae; family Dennstaedtiaceae (one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems)