Pteris

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek πτέρῐς (ptérĭs, “fern”), feminine form of πτερόν (pterón, “feather”). Further from Proto-Hellenic *pterón, Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ (“feather”) and *peth₂- (“to spread out, to fly”). === Proper noun === Pteris f A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – brakes, tropical and subtropical ferns. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina – subphylum; Polypodiopsida – class; Polypodiales – order; Pteridaceae – family; Pteridoideae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Pteris longifolia (longleaf brake) – type species; Pteris bahamensis (Bahama brake), Pteris buchananii (Buchanan's brake), Pteris carsei (coastal brake), Pteris catoptera (long-tipped brake), Pteris comans (coastal brake), Pteris cretica (Cretan brake), Pteris dentata (toothed brake), Pteris dispar, Pteris ensiformes (slender bracken), Pteris epaleata (netted brake), Pteris formosana, Pteris gervilleana, Pteris incompleta, Pteris livida, Pteris longipinna, Pteris macilenta (sweet fern), Pteris multifida (spider brake), Pteris parkeri (silver ribbon brake), Pteris ryukyuensis, Pteris semipinnata (semi-pinnated brake), Pteris terminalis (iwa), Pteris tokioi, Pteris tremula (shaking brake), Pteris tripartita (giant brake), Pteris umbrosa (jungle brake), Pteris vittata (ladder brake), Pteris wallichiana (Wallich's brake) – selected other species; for others see Pteris on WikispeciesWikispecies or Pteris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia . ==== Derived terms ==== Pteridaceae Pteridales Pteridoideae ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Pteris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pteris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Pteris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Pteris at USDA Plants database