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PHEGOPTERIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris

Synonyms:

genus Phegopteris; Phegopteris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "Phegopteris"):

beech fern (any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds)

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

family Thelypteridaceae; Thelypteridaceae (genera Thelypteris, Phegopteris, and others)

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