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CIBOTIUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

In some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds

Synonyms:

Cibotium; genus Cibotium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "Cibotium"):

Cibotium barometz; Scythian lamb (Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic)

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

Dicksoniaceae; family Dicksoniaceae (tree ferns: genera Dicksonia, Cibotium, Culcita, and Thyrsopteris elegans)

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