Definition of Asplenium

1. Noun. In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Asplenium

Asphodeline
Asphodeline lutea
Asphodelus
Aspiculuris tetraptera
Aspidelaps
Aspidelaps lubricus
Aspidiotus
Aspidiotus perniciosus
Aspidistra elatio
Aspidophoroides
Aspidophoroides monopterygius
Aspie
Aspinwall
Aspis
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium (current term)
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Asplenium billotii
Asplenium bradleyi
Asplenium ceterach
Asplenium montanum
Asplenium nidus
Asplenium nigripes
Asplenium pinnatifidum
Asplenium platyneuron
Asplenium rhizophyllum
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium trichomanes
Asplenium viride

Literary usage of Asplenium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On the Germination, Development, and Fructification of the Higher by Wilhelm Hofmeister, Frederick Currey (1862)
"... Asplenium filix-femina, Struthiopteris germanica and other ferns. Asplenium filix-femina; Asplenium ..."

2. The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion (1869)
"Asplenium alatum. — For filling a basket in the stove this is one of the most ... Asplenium bulbiferum. — Undoubtedly one of the finest of the family, ..."

3. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner Von Marilaun (1902)
"It is sufficient to mention here that buds very frequently occur on the fronds of Ferns; indeed, certain species, eg Asplenium bulbiferum (see fig. ..."

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