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Definition of Genus Phlebodium
1. Noun. Chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori.
Exact synonyms: Phlebodium
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Family Polypodiaceae, Polypodiaceae
Member holonyms: Golden Polypody, Phlebodium Aureum, Polypodium Aureum, Rabbit's-foot Fern, Serpent Fern
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Family Polypodiaceae, Polypodiaceae
Member holonyms: Golden Polypody, Phlebodium Aureum, Polypodium Aureum, Rabbit's-foot Fern, Serpent Fern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Phlebodium
Literary usage of Genus Phlebodium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Floriculture by Edward Albert White (1915)
"Order, Polypodiaceae; genus, Phlebodium (Greek, a vein, referring to the prominent
veins); species, aureum. 582. Phlebodium, botanical characters. ..."
2. Historia filicum: An Exposition of the Nature, Number and Organography of by John Smith (1875)
"... the costal areoles are void—that is, destitute of a free venule, in that
respect agreeing with the allied genus Phlebodium. 10. ..."
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