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Definition of Athyrium
1. Noun. Temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium.
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Athyriaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Family Athyriaceae, Family Dryopteridaceae
Member holonyms: Athyrium Filix-femina, Lady Fern, Athyrium Pycnocarpon, Diplazium Pycnocarpon, Glade Fern, Narrow-leaved Spleenwort, Silvery Spleenwort
Lexicographical Neighbors of Athyrium
Literary usage of Athyrium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1908)
"In other words, athyrium being obviously the more primitive, Diplazium has ...
and its relatives on the other hand are intimately related to athyrium in the ..."
2. Species Filicum: Being Descriptions of the Known Ferns, Particularly of Such by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1860)
"A. athyrium, Spr. Sehk. Fil, t. 78. Aspidium asplenioides, Sw. Syn. Fil. p. 60.
... athyrium asplenioides, Desv. Fée, Gen. p. 186. Moore, Ind. Fil. p. 179. ..."
3. Annual Report and Proceedings of the Botanical Society by Botanical Society of Edinburgh (1841)
"... exhibited specimens of some remarkable varieties of Taraxacum officinale,
found on the sandy beach near Arbroath, and a curious variety of athyrium ..."
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