genus gleichenia

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   type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with sessile sporangia; South Africa to Malaysia and New Zealand

   SynonymsGleichenia

   Broaderfern genus

   Part ofGleicheniaceae

Questions about genus gleichenia

What does genus gleichenia mean?

genus gleichenia means "type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with sessile sporangia; South Africa to Malaysia and New Zealand".

What is another word for genus gleichenia?

Close synonyms include Gleichenia. 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 gleichenia a common word?

genus gleichenia 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.