noun
terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests
• Syn: ↑genus Tectaria
• Hypernyms: ↑fern genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dryopteridaceae, ↑family Dryopteridaceae, ↑Athyriaceae, ↑family Athyriaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑button fern, ↑Tectaria cicutaria, ↑Indian button fern, ↑Tectaria macrodonta
Useful english dictionary. 2012.