English > Pteretis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae. |
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| Synonyms | Matteuccia, genus Matteuccia, genus Pteretis |
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| Member of | Dryopteridaceae, family Dryopteridaceae, Athyriaceae, family Athyriaceae | Alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems |
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| Members | ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, fiddlehead, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris | tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes |
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| Broader | fern genus | genera of ferns and fern allies |
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| Spanish | genus matteuccia, genus pteretis, matteuccia, pteretis |
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| Catalan | genus matteuccia, genus pteretis, matteuccia, pteretis |
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