schizaea (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Schizaea*:
NOUN	plant	Schizaea, genus Schizaea	type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics

English > *Schizaea*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics; small leptosporangiate ferns: curly grass fern.
Synonym	genus Schizaea
Member of	Schizaeaceae, family Schizaeaceae	small family of mainly tropical ferns
Members	curly grass, curly grass fern, Schizaea pusilla	Rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts
Broader	fern genus	genera of ferns and fern allies
Spanish	genus schizaea, schizaea
Catalan	genus schizaea, schizaea

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