Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of arborescent ferns, order Polypodiaceæ.
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- noun type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands
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Examples
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With the cyathea grow, on the mountain of Santa Maria, Rhexia juniperina, Chiococca racemosa, and
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The old trunks of the cyathea and the meniscium are covered with a carbonaceous powder, which, probably being deprived of hydrogen, has a metallic lustre like plumbago.
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The old trunks of the cyathea and the meniscium are covered with a carbonaceous powder, which, probably being deprived of hydrogen, has a metallic lustre like plumbago.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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With the cyathea grow, on the mountain of Santa Maria, Rhexia juniperina,
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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