TECTARIA
\tɛktˈe͡əɹi͡ə], \tɛktˈeəɹiə], \t_ɛ_k_t_ˈeə_ɹ_iə]\
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terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests
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tek-t[=a]'ri-a, n. a genus of univalves with a turbinate or conic shell.--adjs. TECTIBRANCH'IATE, having the gills covered; TEC'TIFORM, roof-like: (entom.) ridged in the middle and sloping down on the sides. [L. tectum, a roof.]
By Thomas Davidson
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