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Definition of Genus Pteretis
1. Noun. Small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae.
Exact synonyms: Genus Matteuccia, Matteuccia, Pteretis
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Athyriaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Family Athyriaceae, Family Dryopteridaceae
Member holonyms: Fiddlehead, Matteuccia Struthiopteris, Onoclea Struthiopteris, Ostrich Fern, Pteretis Struthiopteris, Shuttlecock Fern
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Athyriaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Family Athyriaceae, Family Dryopteridaceae
Member holonyms: Fiddlehead, Matteuccia Struthiopteris, Onoclea Struthiopteris, Ostrich Fern, Pteretis Struthiopteris, Shuttlecock Fern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Pteretis
Literary usage of Genus Pteretis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... on an Ostrich Farm' (1891) ; Duncan, Report United States Department of
Agriculture for 1888. OSTRICH FERN, a genus (Pteretis) of ferns of the family ..."
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