genus cyathea

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   type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands

   SynonymsCyathea

   Broaderfern genus

   Part ofCyatheaceae

Questions about genus cyathea

What does genus cyathea mean?

genus cyathea means "type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands".

What is another word for genus cyathea?

Close synonyms include Cyathea. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus cyathea a common word?

genus cyathea is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.