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pteris
(wn) | Pteris
n 1: large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics;
sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: Pteris,
genus Pteris] |
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lecanopteris
(encz) | lecanopteris, n: |
lepidopterist
(encz) | lepidopterist, n: |
pecopteris
(encz) | pecopteris, n: |
thyrsopteris
(encz) | thyrsopteris, n: |
Actiniopteris
(gcide) | Actiniopteris \Actiniopteris\ n.
1. 1 a genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and
Africa.
Syn: genus Actiniopteris.
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angiopteris
(gcide) | angiopteris \angiopteris\ n.
1. 1 a highly variable species (Angiopteris evecta) of very
large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with
high rainfall.
Syn: giant fern
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Angiopteris evecta
(gcide) | angiopteris \angiopteris\ n.
1. 1 a highly variable species (Angiopteris evecta) of very
large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with
high rainfall.
Syn: giant fern
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Ceratopteris
(gcide) | Ceratopteris \Ceratopteris\ n. (Bot.)
a genus of water ferns.
Syn: genus Ceratopteris.
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Coleopterist
(gcide) | Coleopterist \Co`le*op"ter*ist\, n.
One versed in the study of the Coleoptera.
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Dryopteris filix-mas
(gcide) | male fern \male fern\ n.
A fern of North America and Europe (Dryopteris filix-mas)
whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel
tapeworms. It is a member of the woodfern genus.
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Lepidopterist
(gcide) | Lepidopterist \Lep`i*dop"ter*ist\, n. (Zool.)
One who studies the Lepidoptera.
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Leptopteris
(gcide) | Leptopteris \Leptopteris\ n.
A genus including some ferns sometimes placed in genus
Todea.
Syn: genus Leptopteris.
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Leptopteris superba
(gcide) | crape fern \crape fern\ n.
a fern of New Zealand (Leptopteris superba) with pinnate
fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in
genus Todea.
Syn: crape fern, Prince-of-Wales fern, Prince-of-Wales
feather, Prince-of-Wales plume, Leptopteris superba,
Todea superba. [WordNet 1.5] |
Lyginopteris
(gcide) | Lyginopteris \Lyginopteris\ n.
A genus of fossil seed ferns of the Carboniferous.
Syn: genus Lyginopteris.
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Matteuccia struthiopteris
(gcide) | fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
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3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Neuropteris
(gcide) | Neuropteris \Neu*rop"te*ris\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron a
nerve + ? a kind of fern.] (Paleon.)
An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species have
been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation.
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Onoclea Struthiopteris
(gcide) | ostrich \os"trich\ ([o^]s"trich), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF.
ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird +
struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf.
Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.]
(Zool.)
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which {Struthio
camelus} of Africa is the best known species. It has long and
very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a
long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable
of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
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Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and
the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by
some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South
Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.
The body of the male is covered with elegant black
plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the
most valuable white plumes.
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Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the
sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for
the sake of their feathers, etc.
Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern ({Onoclea
Struthiopteris}), the tall fronds of which grow in a
circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in
Europe and North America.
[1913 Webster]fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Onoclea struthiopteris
(gcide) | ostrich \os"trich\ ([o^]s"trich), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF.
ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird +
struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf.
Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.]
(Zool.)
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which {Struthio
camelus} of Africa is the best known species. It has long and
very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a
long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable
of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
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Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and
the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by
some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South
Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.
The body of the male is covered with elegant black
plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the
most valuable white plumes.
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Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the
sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for
the sake of their feathers, etc.
Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern ({Onoclea
Struthiopteris}), the tall fronds of which grow in a
circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in
Europe and North America.
[1913 Webster]fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Oreopteris
(gcide) | Oreopteris \Oreopteris\ prop. n.
A genus of ferns having species, formerly included in genus
Dryopteris or Thelypteris.
Syn: genus Oreopteris.
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Pecopteris
(gcide) | Pecopteris \Pe*cop"te*ris\ (p[-e]*k[o^]p"t[-e]*r[i^]s), prop. n.
[NL., fr. Gr. pe`kein to comb + petri`s a kind of fern.]
(Paleon.)
An extensive genus of fossil ferns; -- so named from the
regular comblike arrangement of the leaflets.
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Phoxopteris fragariae
(gcide) | Strawberry \Straw"ber*ry\, n. [AS. stre['a]wberige; stre['a]w
straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the
runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.)
A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of
a red color, the fruit of a plant of the genus Fragaria, of
which there are many varieties. Also, the plant bearing the
fruit. The common American strawberry is {Fragaria
virginiana}; the European, Fragaria vesca. There are also
other less common species.
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Strawberry bass. (Zool.) See Calico bass, under Calico.
Strawberry blite. (Bot.) See under Blite.
Strawberry borer (Zool.), any one of several species of
insects whose larvae burrow in the crown or roots of the
strawberry vine. Especially:
(a) The root borer (Anarsia lineatella), a very small dark
gray moth whose larvae burrow both in the larger roots
and crown, often doing great damage.
(b) The crown borer (Tyloderma fragariae), a small brown
weevil whose larva burrows in the crown and kills the
plant.
Strawberry bush (Bot.), an American shrub ({Euonymus
Americanus}), a kind of spindle tree having crimson pods
and the seeds covered with a scarlet aril.
Strawberry crab (Zool.), a small European spider crab
(Eurynome aspera); -- so called because the back is
covered with pink tubercles.
Strawberry fish (Zool.), the amadavat.
Strawberry geranium (Bot.), a kind of saxifrage ({Saxifraga
sarmentosa}) having reniform leaves, and producing long
runners like those of the strawberry.
Strawberry leaf.
(a) The leaf of the strawberry.
(b) The symbol of the rank or estate of a duke, because the
ducal coronet is twined with strawberry leaves. "The
strawberry leaves on her chariot panels are engraved on
her ladyship's heart." --Thackeray.
Strawberry-leaf roller (Zool.), any one of several species
of moths whose larvae roll up, and feed upon, the leaves
of the strawberry vine; especially, {Phoxopteris
fragariae}, and Eccopsis permundana.
Strawberry moth (Zool.), any one of several species of moth
whose larvae feed on the strawberry vines; as:
(a) The smeared dagger (Apatela oblinita), whose large
hairy larva is velvety black with two rows of bright
yellow spots on each side.
(b) A geometrid (Angerona crocataria) which is yellow with
dusky spots on the wings. Called also currant moth.
Strawberry pear (Bot.), the red ovoid fruit of a West
Indian plant of the genus Cereus ({Cereus
triangularia}). It has a sweetish flavor, and is slightly
acid, pleasant, and cooling. Also, the plant bearing the
fruit.
Strawberry sawfly (Zool.), a small black sawfly ({Emphytus
maculatus}) whose larva eats the leaves of the strawberry
vine.
Strawberry tomato. (Bot.) See Alkekengi.
Strawberry tree. (Bot.) See Arbutus.
Strawberry vine (Bot.), the plant which yields the
strawberry.
Strawberry worm (Zool.), the larva of any moth which feeds
on the strawberry vine.
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Phoxopteris nubeculana
(gcide) | Sewer \Sew"er\, n.
1. One who sews, or stitches.
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2. (Zool.) A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together
the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf
sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)
[1913 Webster]Leaf \Leaf\ (l[=e]f), n.; pl. Leaves (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef,
lef, leaf, AS. le['a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D.
loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf,
Sw. l["o]f, Dan. l["o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf.
Lodge.]
1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from
the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the
use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of
light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively
constitute its foliage.
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Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina,
supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued
through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs
and veins that support the cellular texture. The
petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each
side of its base, which is called the stipule. The
green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin
epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings,
known as stomata.
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2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a
lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a
part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract,
a spine, or a tendril.
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Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and
the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves
more or less modified and transformed.
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3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and
having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger
body by one edge or end; as:
(a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages
upon its opposite sides.
(b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged,
as of window shutters, folding doors, etc.
(c) The movable side of a table.
(d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf.
(e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer.
(f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
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Leaf beetle (Zool.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves;
esp., any species of the family Chrysomelid[ae], as the
potato beetle and helmet beetle.
Leaf bridge, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which
swings vertically on hinges.
Leaf bud (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a
leafy branch.
Leaf butterfly (Zool.), any butterfly which, in the form
and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants
upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus
Kallima, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies.
Leaf crumpler (Zool.), a small moth (Phycis indigenella),
the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the apple tree,
and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening leaves
together in clusters.
Leaf fat, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the
body of an animal.
Leaf flea (Zool.), a jumping plant louse of the family
Psyllid[ae].
Leaf frog (Zool.), any tree frog of the genus
Phyllomedusa.
Leaf green.(Bot.) See Chlorophyll.
Leaf hopper (Zool.), any small jumping hemipterous insect
of the genus Tettigonia, and allied genera. They live
upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See Live hopper.
Leaf insect (Zool.), any one of several genera and species
of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus Phyllium, in
which the wings, and sometimes the legs, resemble leaves
in color and form. They are common in Southern Asia and
the East Indies.
Leaf lard, lard from leaf fat. See under Lard.
Leaf louse (Zool.), an aphid.
Leaf metal, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin.
Leaf miner (Zool.), any one of various small lepidopterous
and dipterous insects, which, in the larval stages, burrow
in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as, the pear-tree
leaf miner (Lithocolletis geminatella).
Leaf notcher (Zool.), a pale bluish green beetle ({Artipus
Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges of the
leaves of orange trees.
Leaf roller (Zool.), See leaf roller in the vocabulary.
Leaf scar (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has
fallen.
Leaf sewer (Zool.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar
makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges
together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris
nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree.
Leaf sight, a hinged sight on a firearm, which can be
raised or folded down.
Leaf trace (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which
may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a
leaf.
Leaf tier (Zool.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a
nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk;
esp., Teras cinderella, found on the apple tree.
Leaf valve, a valve which moves on a hinge.
Leaf wasp (Zool.), a sawfly.
To turn over a new leaf, to make a radical change for the
better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.]
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They were both determined to turn over a new leaf.
--Richardson.
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Pteretis struthiopteris
(gcide) | fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Pteris aquilina
(gcide) | Brake \Brake\, n. [OE. brake fern; cf. AS. bracce fern, LG.
brake willow bush, Da. bregne fern, G. brach fallow; prob.
orig. the growth on rough, broken ground, fr. the root of E.
break. See Break, v. t., cf. Bracken, and 2d Brake, n.]
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1. (Bot.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the {Pteris
aquilina}, common in almost all countries. It has solitary
stems dividing into three principal branches. Less
properly: Any fern.
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2. A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles,
with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes.
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Rounds rising hillocks, brakes obscure and rough,
To shelter thee from tempest and from rain. --Shak.
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He stayed not for brake, and he stopped not for
stone. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Cane brake, a thicket of canes. See Canebrake.
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Tomopteris
(gcide) | Tomopteris \To*mop"te*ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. to`mos a cut +
ptero`n wing (but taken to mean, fin).] (Zool.)
A genus of transparent marine annelids which swim actively at
the surface of the sea. They have deeply divided or forked
finlike organs (parapodia). This genus is the type of the
order, or suborder, Gymnocopa.
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actiniopteris
(wn) | Actiniopteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa [syn:
Actiniopteris, genus Actiniopteris] |
angiopteris
(wn) | angiopteris
n 1: highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of
the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall [syn:
angiopteris, giant fern, Angiopteris evecta] |
angiopteris evecta
(wn) | Angiopteris evecta
n 1: highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of
the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall [syn:
angiopteris, giant fern, Angiopteris evecta] |
arthropteris
(wn) | Arthropteris
n 1: tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic
ferns [syn: Arthropteris, genus Arthropteris] |
ceratopteris
(wn) | Ceratopteris
n 1: water ferns [syn: Ceratopteris, genus Ceratopteris] |
ceratopteris pteridioides
(wn) | Ceratopteris pteridioides
n 1: aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
[syn: floating fern, water sprite, {Ceratopteris
pteridioides}] |
ceratopteris thalictroides
(wn) | Ceratopteris thalictroides
n 1: pantropical aquatic fern [syn: floating fern,
Ceratopteris thalictroides] |
cystopteris
(wn) | Cystopteris
n 1: chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some
classifications placed in Polypodiaceae [syn:
Cystopteris, genus Cystopteris] |
cystopteris bulbifera
(wn) | Cystopteris bulbifera
n 1: North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
[syn: bulblet fern, bulblet bladder fern, berry fern,
Cystopteris bulbifera] |
cystopteris fragilis
(wn) | Cystopteris fragilis
n 1: delicate fern widely distributed in North America and
European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
[syn: brittle bladder fern, brittle fern, {fragile
fern}, Cystopteris fragilis] |
cystopteris montana
(wn) | Cystopteris montana
n 1: fern of rocky mountainous areas of hemisphere [syn:
mountain bladder fern, Cystopteris montana] |
dicranopteris
(wn) | Dicranopteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground;
pantropical [syn: Dicranopteris, genus Dicranopteris] |
doryopteris
(wn) | Doryopteris
n 1: small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in
family Adiantaceae [syn: Doryopteris, {genus
Doryopteris}] |
doryopteris pedata
(wn) | Doryopteris pedata
n 1: tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid
fronds [syn: hand fern, Doryopteris pedata] |
dryopteris
(wn) | Dryopteris
n 1: large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns;
in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
[syn: Dryopteris, genus Dryopteris] |
dryopteris dilatata
(wn) | Dryopteris dilatata
n 1: European shield fern [syn: broad buckler-fern,
Dryopteris dilatata] |
dryopteris filix-mas
(wn) | Dryopteris filix-mas
n 1: fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks
yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms [syn: {male
fern}, Dryopteris filix-mas] |
dryopteris fragrans
(wn) | Dryopteris fragrans
n 1: fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant
fronds [syn: fragrant cliff fern, fragrant shield fern,
fragrant wood fern, Dryopteris fragrans] |
dryopteris goldiana
(wn) | Dryopteris goldiana
n 1: North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe [syn:
Goldie's fern, Goldie's shield fern, {goldie's wood
fern}, Dryopteris goldiana] |
dryopteris hexagonoptera
(wn) | Dryopteris hexagonoptera
n 1: beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored
stripes [syn: broad beech fern, southern beech fern,
Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Dryopteris hexagonoptera,
Thelypteris hexagonoptera] |
dryopteris marginalis
(wn) | Dryopteris marginalis
n 1: North American fern with evergreen fronds [syn: {marginal
wood fern}, evergreen wood fern, leatherleaf wood fern,
Dryopteris marginalis] |
dryopteris noveboracensis
(wn) | Dryopteris noveboracensis
n 1: slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North
America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris [syn: {New
York fern}, Parathelypteris novae-boracensis, {Dryopteris
noveboracensis}] |
dryopteris oreades
(wn) | Dryopteris oreades
n 1: a fern of the genus Dryopteris [syn: mountain male fern,
Dryopteris oreades] |
dryopteris oreopteris
(wn) | Dryopteris oreopteris
n 1: common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or
balsam scented fronds [syn: mountain fern, {Oreopteris
limbosperma}, Dryopteris oreopteris] |
dryopteris phegopteris
(wn) | Dryopteris phegopteris
n 1: beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech
fern}, narrow beech fern, northern beech fern,
Phegopteris connectilis, Dryopteris phegopteris,
Thelypteris phegopteris] |
dryopteris thelypteris
(wn) | Dryopteris thelypteris
n 1: fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places;
cosmopolitan in north temperate regions [syn: marsh fern,
Thelypteris palustris, Dryopteris thelypteris] |
dryopteris thelypteris pubescens
(wn) | Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens
n 1: fern of northeastern North America [syn: snuffbox fern,
meadow fern, Thelypteris palustris pubescens,
Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens] |
genus actiniopteris
(wn) | genus Actiniopteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa [syn:
Actiniopteris, genus Actiniopteris] |
genus angiopteris
(wn) | genus Angiopteris
n 1: one species: tree fern |
genus arthropteris
(wn) | genus Arthropteris
n 1: tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic
ferns [syn: Arthropteris, genus Arthropteris] |
genus ceratopteris
(wn) | genus Ceratopteris
n 1: water ferns [syn: Ceratopteris, genus Ceratopteris] |
genus cystopteris
(wn) | genus Cystopteris
n 1: chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some
classifications placed in Polypodiaceae [syn:
Cystopteris, genus Cystopteris] |
genus dicranopteris
(wn) | genus Dicranopteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground;
pantropical [syn: Dicranopteris, genus Dicranopteris] |
genus doryopteris
(wn) | genus Doryopteris
n 1: small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in
family Adiantaceae [syn: Doryopteris, {genus
Doryopteris}] |
genus dryopteris
(wn) | genus Dryopteris
n 1: large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns;
in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
[syn: Dryopteris, genus Dryopteris] |
genus goniopteris
(wn) | genus Goniopteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of Florida and West Indies to Central and
South America [syn: Goniopteris, genus Goniopteris] |
genus lecanopteris
(wn) | genus Lecanopteris
n 1: epiphytic ferns of southeastern Asia to New Guinea |
genus leptopteris
(wn) | genus Leptopteris
n 1: including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea [syn:
Leptopteris, genus Leptopteris] |
genus lyginopteris
(wn) | genus Lyginopteris
n 1: genus of fossil seed ferns of the Carboniferous [syn:
Lyginopteris, genus Lyginopteris] |
genus macrothelypteris
(wn) | genus Macrothelypteris
n 1: medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to
Polynesia and Australia; naturalized in Americas [syn:
Macrothelypteris, genus Macrothelypteris] |
genus oreopteris
(wn) | genus Oreopteris
n 1: 3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or
Thelypteris [syn: Oreopteris, genus Oreopteris] |
genus parathelypteris
(wn) | genus Parathelypteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North
America [syn: Parathelypteris, genus Parathelypteris] |
genus pecopteris
(wn) | genus Pecopteris
n 1: genus of Carboniferous fossil ferns |
genus phegopteris
(wn) | genus Phegopteris
n 1: beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered
alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus
Thelypteris [syn: Phegopteris, genus Phegopteris] |
genus pteris
(wn) | genus Pteris
n 1: large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics;
sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: Pteris,
genus Pteris] |
genus solanopteris
(wn) | genus Solanopteris
n 1: tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with
tubers and roots as well as scales [syn: Solanopteris,
genus Solanopteris] |
genus thelypteris
(wn) | genus Thelypteris
n 1: marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part
of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae [syn:
Thelypteris, genus Thelypteris] |
genus thyrsopteris
(wn) | genus Thyrsopteris
n 1: one species |
goniopteris
(wn) | Goniopteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of Florida and West Indies to Central and
South America [syn: Goniopteris, genus Goniopteris] |
gymnocarpium dryopteris
(wn) | Gymnocarpium dryopteris
n 1: bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in
damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere [syn:
oak fern, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, {Thelypteris
dryopteris}] |
lecanopteris
(wn) | lecanopteris
n 1: any of several bizarre ferns of the genus Lecanopteris
having swollen hollow rhizomes that provide homes for
symbiotic ants |
lepidopterist
(wn) | lepidopterist
n 1: an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study
of butterflies and moths [syn: lepidopterist,
lepidopterologist, butterfly collector] |
leptopteris
(wn) | Leptopteris
n 1: including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea [syn:
Leptopteris, genus Leptopteris] |
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