Marattia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Marattia
    n 1: type genus of the Marattiaceae: ferns having the sporangia
         fused together in two rows [syn: {Marattia}, {genus
         Marattia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Marattia \Marattia\ prop. n.
   The type genus of the {Marattiaceae}, consisting of ferns
   having the sporangia fused together in two rows.

   Syn: genus {Marattia}.
        [WordNet 1.5]