| 释义 |
‖ Pteris Bot.|ˈptɛrɪs, ˈtɪərɪs|
[L. (Pliny), a. Gr. πτέρις a fern with feathery leaves.]
Name of a widely diffused genus of ferns, of which the best known is P. aquilina, the common Bracken.
1706Phillips, Pteris, Fern or Brake; the Herb Osmund. 1875Huxley & Martin Elem. Biol. (1877) 61 Pteris presents a remarkable case of the alternation of generations. |