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angiopteris

noun

highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall

• Syn: ↑giant fern, ↑Angiopteris evecta

• Hypernyms: ↑tree fern

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Angiopteris

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\\ˌanjēˈäptərə̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from angi- + -pteris

: a genus of tree ferns (family Marattiaceae) having sporangia closely arranged in two rows forming linear sori surrounded by a false indusium of fringed scales

Useful english dictionary. 2012.