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Definition of Microsorium
1. Noun. Tropical usually epiphytic ferns; Africa to Asia and Polynesia to Australia.
Exact synonyms: Genus Microsorium
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Family Polypodiaceae, Polypodiaceae
Member holonyms: Climbing Bird's Nest Fern, Microsorium Punctatum
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Family Polypodiaceae, Polypodiaceae
Member holonyms: Climbing Bird's Nest Fern, Microsorium Punctatum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Microsorium
Literary usage of Microsorium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1907)
"I have previously treated the polymorphism of the Microsorium " type of which
the best known representative is P. punctatum (L. ) Sw. The present new form, ..."
2. Species Filicum: Being Descriptions of the Known Ferns, Particularly of Such by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1864)
"Sm. Microsorium, Fée, Gen. Fil. t. 20. B. f. 2. Hal). Luzon, Cuming, n. 66.
Borneo, Sarawak, on limestone, ..."
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