English noun: genus Polystichum | |||
1. | genus Polystichum (plant) small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae | ||
Synonyms | Polystichum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fern genus | ||
Member holonym | canker brake, Christmas fern, dagger fern, evergreen wood fern, holly fern, Polystichum acrostichoides, Polystichum setiferum, soft shield fern | ||
Member meronym | Athyriaceae, Dryopteridaceae, family Athyriaceae, family Dryopteridaceae | ||