THYRSOPTERIS ELEGANS

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Meaning:

A terrestrial tree fern of South America

Synonyms:

thyrsopteris; Thyrsopteris elegans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Thyrsopteris elegans" is a kind of...):

tree fern (any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae)

Holonyms ("Thyrsopteris elegans" is a member of...):

genus Thyrsopteris (one species)

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