We found 1 definitions of genus pteris from 1 different sources.
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genus pteris - large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae | ||
Pteris, genus Pteris | ||
fern genus genera of ferns and fern allies | ||
family pteridaceae, pteridaceae one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; Pteridaceae is itself in turn sometimes further subdivided | ||
brake a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle | ||
pteris cretica cultivated in many varieties as houseplants | ||
pteris multifida, spider brake, spider fern Asiatic fern introduced in America |