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111Alternation of generations — (also known as alternation of phases or metagenesis) is a term primarily used in describing the life cycle of plants (taken here to mean the Archaeplastida). A multicellular sporophyte, which is diploid with 2N paired chromosomes (i.e. N pairs),… …
112Cheiroglossa — Taxobox name = Hand fern regnum = Plantae divisio = Pteridophyta classis = Psilotopsida ordo = Ophioglossales familia = Ophioglossaceae genus = Cheiroglossa species = C. palmata binomial = Cheiroglossa palmata binomial authority = (L.) K. Presl.… …
113Aspleniaceae — ▪ plant family the spleenwort family of ferns (fern), with 1–10 genera and some 800 species, in the division Pteridophyta (the lower vascular plants (plant)). Some botanists treat Aspleniaceae as comprising a single genus, Asplenium (spleenwort) …
114Dicksoniaceae — ▪ plant family the tree fern family, containing about 3 genera and some 30 species, in the division Pteridophyta (the lower vascular plants (plant)). The family has a long and diverse fossil record extending back to the Triassic Period (250 …
115Hymenophyllaceae — ▪ plant family the filmy fern family, containing 7 (or more) genera and some 600 species, in the division Pteridophyta (the lower vascular plants (plant)). The family is distributed in tropical regions around the world, with only a few… …
116canker brake — noun North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance shaped fronds • Syn: ↑Christmas fern, ↑dagger fern, ↑evergreen wood fern, ↑Polystichum acrostichoides • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
117Polystichum acrostichoides — noun North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance shaped fronds • Syn: ↑Christmas fern, ↑canker brake, ↑dagger fern, ↑evergreen wood fern • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
118glassware — /glas wair , glahs /, n. articles of glass, esp. drinking glasses. [1705 15; GLASS + WARE1] * * * Introduction any decorative article made of glass, often designed for everyday use. From very early times glass has been used for various… …
119Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …
120Cross — For information on the Christian symbol, see Christian cross. For other uses, see Cross (disambiguation). A Greek cross (all arms of equal length) above a saltire, a cross whose limbs are slanted A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two… …
