GENUS CHRISTELLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Christella mean? 

• GENUS CHRISTELLA (noun)
  The noun GENUS CHRISTELLA has 1 sense:

1. medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical forests of Old World to Americas

  Familiarity information: GENUS CHRISTELLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CHRISTELLA (noun)

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Meaning:

Medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical forests of Old World to Americas

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Christella" is a kind of...):

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "genus Christella"):

christella (any of several tropical ferns of the genus Christella having thin brittle fronds)

Holonyms ("genus Christella" is a member of...):

family Thelypteridaceae; Thelypteridaceae (genera Thelypteris, Phegopteris, and others)