Marattia

noun

Ma·​rat·​tia

məˈratēə

: the type genus of Marattiaceae comprising ferns with the sporangia in two rows forming a synangium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Giovanni Francesco Maratti †1777 Italian botanist + New Latin -ia

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