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Dicksonia

noun
1.
Tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae.  Synonym: genus Dicksonia.



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Dicksonia antarctica
Dicksoniaceae
family Dicksoniaceae


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"Dicksonia" Quotes from Famous Books



... 165. DICKSONIA ANTARCTICA.—The large fern tree of Australia. This plant attains the height of 30 or more feet, and its fronds or leaves spread horizontally some 20 to 25 feet. It is found in snowy regions, and would be perfectly hardy south. It is one of the finest objects ...
— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders


Words linked to "Dicksonia" :   Dicksonia antarctica, fern genus, soft tree fern, genus Dicksonia, Dicksoniaceae


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