Definition of pteris in English:

pteris

noun ˈtɛrɪs

Botany

Originally: †bracken, Pteridium aquilinum (formerly Pteris aquilina) (obsolete). In later use (in form Pteris): a genus of ferns, now comprising largely tropical and subtropical species but formerly including bracken; (also in form pteris) a fern of this genus (also "pteris fern").

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From classical Latin pteris, either of two kinds of fern, sometimes identified with male fern and bracken (Pliny; later adopted as genus name: see note below) and its etymon Hellenistic Greek πτέρις male fern (from ancient Greek πτερόν wing + -ις), so called on account of its feathery leaves.

Definition of pteris in US English:

pteris

nounˈtɛrɪs

Botany

Originally: †bracken, Pteridium aquilinum (formerly Pteris aquilina) (obsolete). In later use (in form Pteris): a genus of ferns, now comprising largely tropical and subtropical species but formerly including bracken; (also in form pteris) a fern of this genus (also "pteris fern").

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From classical Latin pteris, either of two kinds of fern, sometimes identified with male fern and bracken (Pliny; later adopted as genus name: see note below) and its etymon Hellenistic Greek πτέρις male fern (from ancient Greek πτερόν wing + -ις), so called on account of its feathery leaves.

单词	pteris
释义	Definition of pteris in English: pteris noun ˈtɛrɪs Botany Originally: †bracken, Pteridium aquilinum (formerly Pteris aquilina) (obsolete). In later use (in form Pteris): a genus of ferns, now comprising largely tropical and subtropical species but formerly including bracken; (also in form pteris) a fern of this genus (also "pteris fern"). Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From classical Latin pteris, either of two kinds of fern, sometimes identified with male fern and bracken (Pliny; later adopted as genus name: see note below) and its etymon Hellenistic Greek πτέρις male fern (from ancient Greek πτερόν wing + -ις), so called on account of its feathery leaves. Definition of pteris in US English: pteris nounˈtɛrɪs Botany Originally: †bracken, Pteridium aquilinum (formerly Pteris aquilina) (obsolete). In later use (in form Pteris): a genus of ferns, now comprising largely tropical and subtropical species but formerly including bracken; (also in form pteris) a fern of this genus (also "pteris fern"). Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From classical Latin pteris, either of two kinds of fern, sometimes identified with male fern and bracken (Pliny; later adopted as genus name: see note below) and its etymon Hellenistic Greek πτέρις male fern (from ancient Greek πτερόν wing + -ις), so called on account of its feathery leaves.
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