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πτέρις

πτέρις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πτερίς (pterís)

Noun

πτερίς (pterís) f (genitive πτερῐ́δος); third declension

  1. male fern (Aspidium filix-mas)
  2. polypody (Polypodium vulgare)
  3. (the phrase, νυμφαία πτερίς) bracken (Pteris aquilina)

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (polypody): πολυπόδιον (polupódion)
  • (bracken): θηλυπτερίς (thēlupterís)

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