genus dryopteris

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   large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae

   SynonymsDryopteris

   Broaderfern genus

   Part ofDryopteridaceae

Questions about genus dryopteris

What does genus dryopteris mean?

genus dryopteris means "large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae".

What is another word for genus dryopteris?

Close synonyms include Dryopteris. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus dryopteris a common word?

genus dryopteris is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.