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Filicinae (Noun)

Meaning

Ferns.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

  • Filicinae, the class of vascular plants commonly known as ferns, is generally divided into several distinct orders.
  • Many species within the Filicinae group have adapted to grow in wet environments such as rainforests and swamps.
  • Leaves that resemble the fronds of Filicinae are also present in some flowering plants, but they share little in common with true ferns.
  • Taxonomists have recently reorganized the Filicinae to better reflect the evolutionary relationships between the different orders and families of ferns.
  • Within the gymnosperms and angiosperms, certain extinct species are thought to have shared a common ancestor with the Filicinae, giving us further insight into the origins of these ancient plants.

Synonyms

  • Class Filicinae
  • Filicopsida
  • Class Filicopsida

Hypernyms

  • Class
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