Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
genus Cyathea

genus Cyathea

9.9
Large tree ferns that grow long trunks in tropical forests
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəs saɪˈeɪθiə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Cyathea
  • The genus Cyathea includes many large tree ferns found in tropical rainforests.

Examples

  • Some species in the genus Cyathea can grow trunks several meters tall.

  • Botanists have classified several hundred species within the genus Cyathea.

  • The genus Cyathea includes some of the tallest ferns in the world.

  • Many species in the genus Cyathea thrive in humid environments.

  • Some species in the genus Cyathea can grow trunks several meters tall.

  • The genus Cyathea includes many large tree ferns found in tropical rainforests.

  • Botanists have classified several hundred species within the genus Cyathea.

Synonyms

Cyathea
vsgenus Cyathea
  • Specialized
9.9

A tree fern that grows in tropical and cool forests

is the family’s type genus of large tree ferns including rainforest natives

Surface Forms

genus Cyathea singular
genera Cyathea plural

Morphology

genus + Cyathea

The phrase is directly compositional: combining the noun 'genus' (a biological rank) with the proper name 'Cyathea' yields the taxonomic category referring to that group of ferns. This follows a standard, cross-linguistic scientific naming pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Genus Cyathea names a 'group' of ferns that look like small trees. Picture a straight trunk topped by a round crown of large feathery leaves, and that image helps you remember this genus is the 'group' of large tree ferns called Cyathea.