PTERIDIUM ESCULENTUM

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Meaning:

Fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions

Synonyms:

bracken; Pteridium esculentum

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Pteridium esculentum" is a kind of...):

fern (any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores)

Holonyms ("Pteridium esculentum" is a member of...):

genus Pteridium; Pteridium (a genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae)

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