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Definition of Asplenium
1. Noun. In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae.
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Aspleniaceae, Family Aspleniaceae
Member holonyms: Spleenwort, Asplenium Nidus, Bird's Nest Fern, Asplenium Scolopendrium, Hart's-tongue, Hart's-tongue Fern, Phyllitis Scolopendrium, Asplenium Ceterach, Ceterach Officinarum, Scale Fern, Scaly Fern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Asplenium
Literary usage of Asplenium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Germination, Development, and Fructification of the Higher by Wilhelm Hofmeister, Frederick Currey (1862)
"... Asplenium filix-femina, Struthiopteris germanica and other ferns. Asplenium
filix-femina; Asplenium ..."
2. The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion (1869)
"Asplenium alatum. — For filling a basket in the stove this is one of the most
... Asplenium bulbiferum. — Undoubtedly one of the finest of the family, ..."
3. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner Von Marilaun (1902)
"It is sufficient to mention here that buds very frequently occur on the fronds
of Ferns; indeed, certain species, eg Asplenium bulbiferum (see fig. ..."
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