genus pteris

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   large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae

   SynonymsPteris

   Broaderfern genus

   Part ofPteridaceae

Questions about genus pteris

What does genus pteris mean?

genus pteris means "large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae".

What is another word for genus pteris?

Close synonyms include Pteris. 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 pteris a common word?

genus pteris 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.