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Dicksonia

Dicksonia

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A tall fern with a trunk like a tree that grows in cool parts of Australia and nearby islands
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Many gardeners choose Dicksonia for its elegant fronds and shade tolerance.

Examples

  • Dicksonia plants can grow up to 20 feet tall in ideal conditions.

  • Special care must be taken... for the poor cyathaceae dicksonia.

    Green Card (1990)

  • The Dicksonia fern thrives in the humid forests of New Zealand.

Compounds

Dicksonia antarctica
  • Specialized
9.9

A large evergreen tree fern from Australia and Tasmania grown for its attractive fronds

Surface Forms

Dicksonia singular
Dicksonias plural

Morphology

Dicksonia = Dickson (opaque) = Dickson + ia

The form is a Latinized taxonomic name formed from a surname plus -ia; learners who know the surname will not be able to infer it's a genus of tree ferns.

Etymology

Dicksonia comes from the name Dickson plus the Latin ending -ia, which means 'belonging to'. So a Dicksonia is literally 'Dickson's plant', a name given to this group of tree ferns and a handy way to remember that the word honors a person and points to a type of fern.