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Dryopteris

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Noun1.Dryopteris - large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial fernsDryopteris - large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
genus Dryopteris
fern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies
Athyriaceae, Dryopteridaceae, family Athyriaceae, family Dryopteridaceae - alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
broad buckler-fern, Dryopteris dilatata - European shield fern
wood fern, wood-fern, woodfern - any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris
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The 1,200 specimens of feathery Dryopteris filix-mas are nourished by a mixture of bacteria, nutrients and rainwater, which can be adjusted in response to climate and light.
073 'I'm lost in Paris' house by Slessor, Catherine / The Architectural Review
This genus has an intermediate morphology between Dryopteris and Arachniodes; therefore, species of Acrorumohra were once treated in these genera.
Molecular evidence for genetic heterogeneity and the hybrid origin of ... by Chang, Ho-Ming; Chiou, Wen-Liang; Wang, Jenn-Che / American Fern Journal
Also, new for 2008, SALUS--Shield Fern, an extract of Dryopteris Root and has been tested to show Anti-oxidant activity.
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