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Vittaria

noun

tropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds

• Syn: ↑genus Vittaria

• Hypernyms: ↑fern genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Vittariaceae, ↑family Vittariaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑grass fern, ↑ribbon fern, ↑Vittaria lineata

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\\və̇ˈta(a)rēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin vitta fillet + New Latin -aria — more at vitta

: a genus of tropical epiphytic ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having narrow grasslike fronds and linear marginal sori in continuous lines — see grass fern, ribbon fern

Useful english dictionary. 2012.