Associations to the word «Pteridaceae»

Wiktionary

PTERIDACEAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Pteridales.

Dictionary definition

PTERIDACEAE, noun. One of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; Pteridaceae is itself in turn sometimes further subdivided.

Wise words

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