HyperDic: genus_polystichum

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Polystichum:
NOUNplantgenus Polystichum, Polystichumsmall to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns
English > genus Polystichum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae.
SynonymPolystichum
Member ofDryopteridaceae, 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
MembersChristmas fern, canker brake, dagger fern, evergreen wood fern, Polystichum acrostichoidesNorth American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds
holly fernAny of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly
soft shield fern, Polystichum setiferumEuropean shield fern cultivated in many varieties
Broaderfern genusgenera of ferns and fern allies
Spanishgenus polystichum, polystichum
Catalangenus polystichum, polystichum

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