Definition of Genus Marsilea

1. Noun. Clover ferns.

Exact synonyms: Marsilea
Group relationships: Family Marsileaceae, Marsileaceae
Member holonyms: Clover Fern, Pepperwort, Marsilea Quadrifolia, Water Clover
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Marsilea

genus Mandragora
genus Mandrillus
genus Manduca
genus Mangifera
genus Manihot
genus Manilkara
genus Manis
genus Manta
genus Mantis
genus Maranta
genus Marasmius
genus Marattia
genus Marchantia
genus Marmota
genus Marrubium
genus Marsilea (current term)
genus Martes
genus Martynia
genus Masdevallia
genus Masticophis
genus Mastigoproctus
genus Mastodon
genus Mastotermes
genus Matricaria
genus Matteuccia
genus Matthiola
genus Maxillaria
genus Maxostoma
genus Mayaca
genus Mayetiola

Literary usage of Genus Marsilea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Antediluvian Phytology: Illustrated by a Collection of the Fossil Remains of by Edmund Tyrell Artis (1825)
"... Brongniart is inclined to consider that these belong to seme extinct genus of plants, allied, although perfectly distinct, to the recent genus marsilea. ..."

2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"That circumstance has led to the notion that it wa» related to ferns, especially to the genus Marsilea, ..."

3. The Uncivilized Races of Men in All Countries of the World by John George Wood (1882)
"The nardoo plant is one of the ferns, and those of my readers who are skilled in botany will find it in the genus Marsilea. Like many of the ferns, ..."

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