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Mohria

Mohria

9.9
A group of ferns that grow on the ground in southern Africa
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Several species of Mohria are cultivated in botanical gardens for their unusual foliage.

Examples

  • The distribution of Mohria is limited mainly to southern Africa's grasslands and woodlands.

  • The Mohria fern thrives in humid environments.

  • Botanists are studying the evolutionary relationships within the Mohria genus.

  • I found a beautiful Mohria plant in the botanical garden.

  • Botanists are studying the evolutionary relationships within the Mohria genus.

  • Several species of Mohria are cultivated in botanical gardens for their unusual foliage.

  • The distribution of Mohria is limited mainly to southern Africa's grasslands and woodlands.

Compounds

Mohria caffrorum
  • Specialized
9.9

A fern from Africa with narrow divided leaves and a sweet smell

Surface Forms

Mohria singular
Mohriae plural

Etymology

Mohria comes from a person called Mohr plus the common scientific ending -ia, which shows a genus is named after someone. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a fern 'named for Mohr', so Mohria refers to a group of African ferns.