noun
small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
• Syn: ↑genus Matteuccia, ↑Pteretis, ↑genus Pteretis
• Hypernyms: ↑fern genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dryopteridaceae, ↑family Dryopteridaceae, ↑Athyriaceae, ↑family Athyriaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑ostrich fern, ↑shuttlecock fern, ↑fiddlehead, ↑Matteuccia struthiopteris, ↑Pteretis struthiopteris, ↑Onoclea struthiopteris
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\\ˌmad.ēˈüch(ē)ə, məˈtü-\synonym of pteretis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.