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GENUS SALVINIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Salvinia mean?
• GENUS SALVINIA (noun)
The noun GENUS SALVINIA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns
Familiarity information: GENUS SALVINIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Salvinia; Salvinia
Hypernyms ("genus Salvinia" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "genus Salvinia"):
floating-moss; Salvinia auriculata; Salvinia rotundifolia (free-floating aquatic ferns)
Holonyms ("genus Salvinia" is a member of...):
family Salviniaceae; Salviniaceae (water ferns)
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