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fern ally

/fɜːrn ˈælaɪ/

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/fɜːrn ˈælaɪ/C1formalscientific
  • ruРастение, напоминающее папоротник, но не являющееся настоящим папоротником, часто относящееся к видам, таким как селагинелла или другие папоротниковидные растения.

A plant that resembles a fern but is not a true fern, often referring to species like Selaginella or other fern-like plants.

  1. Vascular plant groupC2formal

    A group of non-flowering vascular plants that are related to ferns but are not true ferns, such as clubmosses, horsetails, and quillworts.

    ruГруппа сосудистых растений

    • Horsetails are a well-known example of a fern ally.
    • Clubmosses, a type of fern ally, were abundant in the Carboniferous period.
    • Botanists classify quillworts as fern allies due to their reproductive structures.