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PHEGOPTERIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phegopteris mean? 

PHEGOPTERIS (noun)
  The noun PHEGOPTERIS has 1 sense:

1. beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypterisplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PHEGOPTERIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Phegopteris; Phegopteris

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

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "Phegopteris"):

beech fern (any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds)

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

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


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