dryopteridaceae

Thân thiện

A fern from the Dryopteridaceae family grows in a shaded forest.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A family of ferns: Dryopteridaceae is the scientific name for a large family of ferns, commonly known as the wood fern family. It includes many species of terrestrial ferns found in various habitats worldwide.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The Dryopteridaceae family includes popular garden ferns like the Christmas fern.
  • Botanists study the spore patterns to classify plants within the Dryopteridaceae.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic context: Used in scientific literature to refer to this specific phylogenetic grouping of ferns.
  • The phylogeny of the Dryopteridaceae was revised based on new molecular data.

Variants and Related Words

• Dryopteris (n): A large genus within the family Dryopteridaceae, containing many common wood fern species.
  • Dryopteris filix-mas is a well-known species in this genus.

Synonyms

• Wood fern family: The common name for the Dryopteridaceae.
• Buckler fern family: Another common name used in some regions.

Notes on Meaning

• This is a specialized scientific term (taxonomic name) used primarily in botany, biology, and horticulture. It is not used in everyday conversation.

Học thuật

Noun

1. alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Dryopteridaceae
• family Dryopteridaceae
• Athyriaceae
• family Athyriaceae