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Danaea

Danaea

9.9
A group of small ferns that grow on land in tropical America
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Danaea
  • The rare Danaea ferns thrive in the humid understory of the Amazon rainforest.

Examples

  • Botanists discovered a new population of Danaea in the mountain forests of Costa Rica.

  • Several species of Danaea have been studied for their unique reproductive cycles.

  • Look at the Danaea!

  • What a beautiful Danaea!

  • Botanists discovered a new population of Danaea in the mountain forests of Costa Rica.

  • Several species of Danaea have been studied for their unique reproductive cycles.

  • The rare Danaea ferns thrive in the humid understory of the Amazon rainforest.

Surface Forms

Danaea singular
Danaeas plural

Etymology

Danaea is a plant name taken from the Greek myth figure Danaë, who was the mother of Perseus. Botanists gave her name to a group of small tropical ferns, so Danaea simply refers to that group of ferns that grow in warm, humid forests.