davalliaceae

Thân thiện

A student examines a fern from the Davalliaceae family in a botany lab.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A taxonomic family of ferns: Davalliaceae is the scientific name for a family of ferns, often characterized by their creeping rhizomes covered in scales. It is one of several families sometimes separated from the larger Polypodiaceae family in certain plant classification systems.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The botanist specialized in studying the Davalliaceae.
  • This fern, with its distinctive furry rhizome, belongs to the family Davalliaceae.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic contexts: The name "Davalliaceae" is used formally in scientific literature and botanical classification to group specific genera of ferns.
  • The classification of the Davalliaceae has been revised several times.

Variants and Related Words

• Davallia (n): The type genus of the Davalliaceae family, comprising many of the commonly cultivated "rabbit's foot" or "squirrel's foot" ferns.
  • Davallia fejeensis is a popular houseplant.

Synonyms

• No direct common synonyms: As a precise scientific taxonomic name, "Davalliaceae" has no true synonyms in everyday language. In different classification systems, these ferns may be included within the family Polypodiaceae.

Related Phrases

• No common phrasal verbs or idioms: This is a technical, scientific term not used in idiomatic expressions.

Học thuật

Noun

1. one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Davalliaceae
• family Davalliaceae