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botrychium

/bəˈtrɪkiəm/

Traduction: Nom scientifique désignant un genre de fougères, communément appelées fougères à grappes ou botryches, caractérisées par des frondes fertiles distinctes.

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C2formalcommonscientific/bəˈtrɪkiəm/

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A scientific noun referring to a genus of ferns, commonly known as grape ferns or moonworts, characterized by their unique fertile fronds.

  • 🇫🇷Nom scientifique désignant un genre de fougères, communément appelées fougères à grappes ou botryches, caractérisées par des frondes fertiles distinctes.
  1. Grape fern or moonwort C2 formal

    A type of fern belonging to the genus Botrychium, characterized by a single leaf and a separate fertile stalk bearing clusters of sporangia resembling grapes.

    • The Botrychium is often found in moist, shaded woodlands.
    • Botanists discovered a rare species of Botrychium in the alpine meadow.
    • The grape-like clusters of sporangia give the Botrychium its common name.

    🇫🇷Botryche

    Synonymes: moonwort