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English > 1 sense of the word Osmundaceae:
NOUNplantOsmundaceae, family Osmundaceaelarge family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas
English > Osmundaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas.
Synonymfamily Osmundaceae
Member ofFilicales, order Filicales, Polypodiales, order Polypodialestrue (leptosporangiate) ferns
MembersLeptopteris, genus LeptopterisIncluding some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea
Todea, genus TodeaA genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae
genus Osmundatype genus of the Osmundaceae
Broaderfern familyfamilies of ferns and fern allies