HyperDic: pteris

English > 1 sense of the word Pteris:
NOUNplantPteris, genus Pterislarge genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics
English > Pteris: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae.
Synonymgenus Pteris
Member ofPteridaceae, family PteridaceaeOne of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
MembersPteris creticacultivated in many varieties as houseplants
brakeAny of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
ribbon fern, spider fern, Pteris serrulatafern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands
spider brake, spider fern, Pteris multifidaAsiatic fern introduced in America
Broaderfern genusgenera of ferns and fern allies
Spanishgenus pteris, pteris
Catalangenus pteris, pteris, Pteris

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