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Definition of Genus woodwardia
1. Noun. In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae: chain ferns.
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Blechnaceae, Family Blechnaceae
Member holonyms: Chain Fern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Woodwardia
Literary usage of Genus woodwardia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"... equalled by his liberality and zeal in the service of the science ' (R'EES,
Cyclop.), and it was in his honour that Smith named the genus Woodwardia. ..."
2. Manual of Geology: Theoretical and Practical by John Phillips (1885)
"... Lower and Middle Eocene, Oligocene, and Miocene in Europe and Britain.
The genus Woodwardia, Oligo- cene and Miocene, in Europe and Britain. ..."
3. An Introduction to the Study of Cryptogamous Plants: In Letters by Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (1807)
"Onoclea nodulosa is mistaken by Michaux for Acrostichum areolatum L., which
belongs to the genus Woodwardia; but Os- munda caroliniana is a synonym of it. ..."