acrostichum (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Acrostichum*:
NOUN	plant	Acrostichum, genus Acrostichum	in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae

English > *Acrostichum*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae.
Synonym	genus Acrostichum
Member of	Pteridaceae, family Pteridaceae	One of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Members	golden fern, leather fern, Acrostichum aureum	stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
Broader	fern genus	genera of ferns and fern allies
Spanish	acrostichum, genus acrostichum
Catalan	acrostichum, genus acrostichum

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