genus matteuccia

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   small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae

   SynonymsMatteucciaPteretisgenus Pteretis

   Broaderfern genus

   Part ofDryopteridaceae

Questions about genus matteuccia

What does genus matteuccia mean?

genus matteuccia means "small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae".

What is another word for genus matteuccia?

Close synonyms include Matteuccia, Pteretis, genus Pteretis. 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 matteuccia a common word?

genus matteuccia 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.