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Pteridaceae
Medical Definition: | A plant family of the order Polypodiales, class Filicopsida, division Pteridophyta (FERNS). |
Guide Notes: | coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual |
Also Called: | Cheilanthes |
Adiantum - A plant genus of the family Pteridaceae. Members contain TRITERPENES. Some species in this genus are called maidenhair fern which is also a common name occasionally used for Lygodium (FERNS) and POLYPODIUM. | |
Pteris - A plant genus of the family PTERIDACEAE. Members contain entkaurane DITERPENES. The name is similar to bracken fern (PTERIDIUM). |
Pteridaceae Medical Definitions and Terms
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