HyperDic: fern_family

English > 1 sense of the expression fern family:
NOUNplantfern familyfamilies of ferns and fern allies
English > fern family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningfamilies of ferns and fern allies.
Member ofPteridophyta, division PteridophytaContaining all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds
NarrowerAdiantaceae, family AdiantaceaeUsed in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae)
Aspleniaceae, family AspleniaceaeOne of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Azollaceae, family AzollaceaeUsed in some classifications for the genus Azolla
Blechnaceae, family BlechnaceaeOne of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Cryptogrammataceae, family CryptogrammataceaeOne of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Cyatheaceae, family CyatheaceaeTropical tree ferns
Davalliaceae, family DavalliaceaeOne of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Dennstaedtiaceae, family DennstaedtiaceaeOne of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Dicksoniaceae, family Dicksoniaceaetree ferns
Dryopteridaceae, family Dryopteridaceae, Athyriaceae, family AthyriaceaeAlternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Equisetaceae, family Equisetaceae, horsetail familysole surviving family of the Equisetales
Gleicheniaceae, family GleicheniaceaeA family of ferns belonging to order Filicales
Hymenophyllaceae, family Hymenophyllaceaeterrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns
Isoetaceae, family Isoetaceae, quillwort familyquillworts
Lepidodendraceae, family Lepidodendraceaefossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk
Lomariopsidaceae, family Lomariopsidaceaesmall family of usually scandent ferns
Lophosoriaceae, family LophosoriaceaeVery small family of tree ferns
Loxomataceae, family LoxomataceaeVery small family of New Zealand ferns
Lycopodiaceae, family Lycopodiaceae, clubmoss familyA family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales
Marattiaceae, family Marattiaceaeconstituting the order Marattiales
Marsileaceae, family Marsileaceaeclover ferns
Oleandraceae, family OleandraceaeOne of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Ophioglossaceae, family OphioglossaceaeA family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales
Osmundaceae, family Osmundaceaelarge family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas
Parkeriaceae, family Parkeriaceaecoextensive with the genus Ceratopteris
Polypodiaceae, family Polypodiaceaeferns
Psilophytaceae, family PsilophytaceaePaleozoic plants
Psilotaceae, family Psilotaceaesmall family of lower ferns having nearly naked stems and minute scalelike leaves
Pteridaceae, family PteridaceaeOne of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Rhyniaceae, family RhyniaceaePrimitive plants of the Paleozoic
Salviniaceae, family Salviniaceaewater ferns
Schizaeaceae, family Schizaeaceaesmall family of mainly tropical ferns
Selaginellaceae, family SelaginellaceaeLesser club mosses
Thelypteridaceae, family Thelypteridaceaegenera Thelypteris, Phegopteris, and others
Vittariaceae, family VittariaceaeOne of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Broaderfamily(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
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