noun
small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
• Syn: ↑Matteuccia, ↑genus Matteuccia, ↑Pteretis
• Hypernyms: ↑fern genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dryopteridaceae, ↑family Dryopteridaceae, ↑Athyriaceae, ↑family Athyriaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑ostrich fern, ↑shuttlecock fern, ↑fiddlehead, ↑Matteuccia struthiopteris, ↑Pteretis struthiopteris, ↑Onoclea struthiopteris
Useful english dictionary. 2012.