GENUS RHYNIA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes

Synonyms:

genus Rhynia; Rhynia

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Rhynia" is a kind of...):

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Holonyms ("genus Rhynia" is a member of...):

family Rhyniaceae; Rhyniaceae (primitive plants of the Paleozoic)

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