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Definition of Genus Pellaea
1. Noun. Genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns; in some classification systems it is placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae.
Exact synonyms: Pellaea
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Family Pteridaceae, Pteridaceae
Member holonyms: Cliff Brake, Cliff-brake, Rock Brake, Coffee Fern, Pellaea Andromedifolia, Button Fern, Pellaea Rotundifolia
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Family Pteridaceae, Pteridaceae
Member holonyms: Cliff Brake, Cliff-brake, Rock Brake, Coffee Fern, Pellaea Andromedifolia, Button Fern, Pellaea Rotundifolia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Pellaea
Literary usage of Genus Pellaea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs by Harvard University Gray Herbarium (1917)
"The genus Pellaea (map 34)l has in the eastern hemisphere a fairly typical "Gondwana"
range; South Africa, Madagascar and neighboring islands in the Indian ..."