Pteridaceae

Translingual

Etymology

Pteris +‎ -aceae

Proper noun

Pteridaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Pteridales – consisting of more than a thousand species of ferns.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina - subphylum; Polypodiopsida - class; Polypodiales - order

Hyponyms

(family): Adiantoideae (now in Vittarioideae), Cheilanthoideae, Cryptogrammoideae, Parkerioideae, Pteridoideae, Vittarioideae - subfamilies

References

Pteridaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pteridaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Pteridaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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