Rhyniaceae

Rhyniaceae
noun
primitive plants of the Paleozoic
Syn: ↑family Rhyniaceae
Hypernyms: ↑fern family
Member Holonyms: ↑Psilophytales, ↑order Psilophytales
Member Meronyms: ↑Rhynia, ↑genus Rhynia, ↑Horneophyton, ↑genus Horneophyton

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\\ˌrīnēˈāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Rhynia, type genus + -aceae
: a family of Paleozoic plants (order Psilophytales) known chiefly from the genera Rhynia and Horneophyton

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Rhyniaceae /rī-ni-āˈsi-ē/
plural noun
A family of very simple land plants (order Psilophytales) found as Old Red Sandstone fossils at Rhynie in Grampian Region, Scotland

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  • rhyniaceae — rhy·ni·a·ce·ae …   English syllables

  • family Rhyniaceae — noun primitive plants of the Paleozoic • Syn: ↑Rhyniaceae • Hypernyms: ↑fern family • Member Holonyms: ↑Psilophytales, ↑order Psilophytales • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rhynia — noun type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes • Syn: ↑genus Rhynia • Hypernyms: ↑fern genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhyniaceae, ↑family Rhyniaceae * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Rhynia — noun type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes • Syn: ↑Rhynia • Hypernyms: ↑fern genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhyniaceae, ↑family Rhyniaceae …   Useful english dictionary

  • Horneophyton — noun Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller • Syn: ↑genus Horneophyton • Hypernyms: ↑fern genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhyniaceae, ↑family Rhyniaceae * * * ˈ …   Useful english dictionary

  • fern family — noun families of ferns and fern allies • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Hymenophyllaceae, ↑family Hymenophyllaceae, ↑Osmundaceae, ↑family Osmundaceae, ↑Schizaeaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Horneophyton — noun Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller • Syn: ↑Horneophyton • Hypernyms: ↑fern genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhyniaceae, ↑family Rhyniaceae …   Useful english dictionary

  • order Psilophytales — noun Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants • Syn: ↑Psilophytales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Pteridophyta, ↑division Pteridophyta …   Useful english dictionary

  • Psilophytales — noun Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants • Syn: ↑order Psilophytales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Pteridophyta, ↑division Pteridophyta …   Useful english dictionary

  • Риниофиты — (Rhyniophyta)         псилофиты (Psilophyta), самая древняя и примитивная вымершая группа (отдел) высших растений. Характеризовались верхушечным расположением спорангиев (См. Спорангий) и равноспоровостью, отсутствием корней и листьев,… …   Большая советская энциклопедия

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