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Definition of Rhynia
1. Noun. Type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes.
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Family Rhyniaceae, Rhyniaceae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhynia
Literary usage of Rhynia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"Although the study of mycorrhizae is fairly recent, the relationship between
plant and fungi is not. In fact, one of the first land plants, rhynia ..."
2. Gems from Fable-land: A Collection of Fables Illustrated by Facts by William Oland Bourne (1854)
"... of China, w^ a herd-boy in rhynia; Joseph Hume, of the British Parliament,
was a sailor-boy. Thousands of such instances prove that birth is less ..."
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