Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small genus of polypodiaceous ferns, mostly restricted to the tropics.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns; also classed as the family
Polypodiaceae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns
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Examples
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Epiphytic vegetation is abundant and very varied, with several species exclusive to this formation, such as the ferns Hymenodium crinitum and Oleandra articulata and the angiosperms Columnea tincta and Psychotria pendula.
Cuban moist forests 2008
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There is a rich understory in these habitats, with shrubs of Rubiaceae and Euphorbiaceae, palms (Arenga pinnata and Pinanga cochinchinensis), arborescent ferns (Cibotium, Cyathea, and Oleandra), Pandanus, and Araliaceae.
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And for celeb-spotters, an apartment next door to Clooney's Villa Oleandra in Laglio is on the market for €850,000.
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Oleandra (neriiformis) caule fruticoso, foliis lanceolatis cuspidatis integerrimis glabris.
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