noun
any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical regions
• Syn: ↑lip fern
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Hyponyms:
↑smooth lip fern, ↑Alabama lip fern, ↑Cheilanthes alabamensis, ↑wooly lip fern, ↑hairy lip fern, ↑Cheilanthes lanosa, ↑southwestern lip fern, ↑Cheilanthes eatonii
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cheilanthes, ↑genus Cheilanthes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.