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Noun (1)

temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus AspleniumSynonyms: genus AthyriumType of fern genusMember of Dryopteridaceae, family DryopteridaceaeMembers lady fern, silvery spleenwort

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Athyrium noun

1. 1 a genus temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium. Syn. — genus Athyrium.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5