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Trichomanes

Trichomanes Meaning & Definition
Trichomanes Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Trichomanes?

[n] bristle ferns; kidney ferns

Synonyms | Synonyms for Trichomanes: genus Trichomanes

Related Terms | Find terms related to Trichomanes:

See Also | bristle fern | family Hymenophyllaceae | fern genus | filmy fern | Hymenophyllaceae

Trichomanes In Webster's Dictionary

\Tri*chom"a*nes\, n. [L., a kind of plant, from Gr. ?.] (Bot.) Any fern of the genus {Trichomanes}. The fronds are very delicate and often translucent, and the sporangia are borne on threadlike receptacles rising from the middle of cup-shaped marginal involucres. Several species are common in conservatories; two are native in the United States.

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