1. one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium, Pleurosorus, Schaffneria; [syn: Aspleniaceae, family Aspleniaceae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
family Aspleniaceae
n 1: one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has
been subdivided in some classification systems; includes
genera Asplenium, Pleurosorus, Schaffneria [syn:
Aspleniaceae, family Aspleniaceae]