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DIPLOPTERYGIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Diplopterygium mean?
• DIPLOPTERYGIUM (noun)
The noun DIPLOPTERYGIUM has 1 sense:
1. scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific
Familiarity information: DIPLOPTERYGIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Diplopterygium; genus Diplopterygium
Hypernyms ("Diplopterygium" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "Diplopterygium"):
Diplopterygium longissimum; giant scrambling fern (large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China)
Holonyms ("Diplopterygium" is a member of...):
family Gleicheniaceae; Gleicheniaceae (a family of ferns belonging to order Filicales)
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