osmundaceae

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1. large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fern family,
definition	:	families of ferns and fern allies (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	genus osmunda,
definition	:	type genus of the Osmundaceae (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	genus leptopteris, leptopteris,
definition	:	including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	genus todea, todea,
definition	:	a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	filicales, order filicales, order polypodiales, polypodiales,
definition	:	true (leptosporangiate) ferns (noun.plant)