Pteris

See also: pteris and -pteris

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πτέρῐς (ptérĭs, “fern”), feminine form of πτερόν (pterón, “feather”). Further from Proto-Hellenic *pterón, Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ (“feather”) and *peth₂- (“to spread out, to fly”).

Proper noun

Pteris f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – brakes, tropical and subtropical ferns.

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Derived terms

genera of ferns

Further reading

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