genus rhynia

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   type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes

   SynonymsRhynia

   Broaderfern genus

   Part ofRhyniaceae

Questions about genus rhynia

What does genus rhynia mean?

genus rhynia means "type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes".

What is another word for genus rhynia?

Close synonyms include Rhynia. 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 rhynia a common word?

genus rhynia 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.