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Pteris

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Noun1.PterisPteris - large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae
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 - any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
Pteris cretica - cultivated in many varieties as houseplants
Pteris multifida, spider brake, spider fern - Asiatic fern introduced in America
Pteris serrulata, ribbon fern, spider fern - fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands


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