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GENUS RHYNIA

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Rhynia mean?

• GENUS RHYNIA (noun)
The noun GENUS RHYNIA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes

Familiarity information: GENUS RHYNIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS RHYNIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Rhynia; Rhynia

Hypernyms ("genus Rhynia" is a kind of...):

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Holonyms ("genus Rhynia" is a member of...):

family Rhyniaceae; Rhyniaceae (primitive plants of the Paleozoic)

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