Ceratopteris

noun

Cer·​a·​top·​te·​ris

ˌserəˈtäptərə̇s

: a genus of aquatic ferns (family Parkeriaceae) having leaves in rosettes, the sterile floating or emergent, the fertile more erect and with margins revolute over the sporangia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cerat- + -pteris

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