CIBOTIUM

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cibotium mean? 

• CIBOTIUM (noun)
  The noun CIBOTIUM has 1 sense:

1. in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds

  Familiarity information: CIBOTIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CIBOTIUM (noun)

Meaning:

In some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cibotium; genus Cibotium

Hypernyms ("Cibotium" is a kind of...):

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "Cibotium"):

Cibotium barometz; Scythian lamb (Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic)

Holonyms ("Cibotium" is a member of...):

Dicksoniaceae; family Dicksoniaceae (tree ferns: genera Dicksonia, Cibotium, Culcita, and Thyrsopteris elegans)