genus cystopteris

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   chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae

   SynonymsCystopteris

   Broaderfern genus

   Part ofDryopteridaceae

Questions about genus cystopteris

What does genus cystopteris mean?

genus cystopteris means "chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae".

What is another word for genus cystopteris?

Close synonyms include Cystopteris. 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 cystopteris a common word?

genus cystopteris 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.