Word
genus Polystichum, n.
small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
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Polystichum
genus Polystichum
semantic pointers
hypernym
fern genus
member holonym
Dryopteridaceae, family Dryopteridaceae, Athyriaceae, family Athyriaceae
member meronym
Christmas fern, canker brake, dagger fern, evergreen wood fern, Polystichum acrostichoides
holly fern
soft shield fern, Polystichum setiferum