GENUS CYATHEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Cyathea mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CYATHEA (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cyathea; genus Cyathea

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

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "genus Cyathea"):

black tree fern; Cyathea medullaris; sago fern; silver tree fern (a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides)

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

Cyatheaceae; family Cyatheaceae (tropical tree ferns)