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CYATHEA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands

Synonyms:

Cyathea; genus Cyathea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "Cyathea"):

black tree fern; Cyathea medullaris; sago fern; silver tree fern (a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides)

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

Cyatheaceae; family Cyatheaceae (tropical tree ferns)

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