Tectaria

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Proper noun

Tectaria f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tectariaceae – the halberd ferns.
  2. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Littorinidaeunivalves with a turbinate or conic shell, now Tectarius.

References

  • Tectaria in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
ferns
univalves
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