Definition of Athyrium

1. Noun. Temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Athyrium

Atherinidae
Atherinopsis
Atherinopsis californiensis
Atherton
Atherurus
Athinai
Athiorhodaceae
Athirne
Athletic
Athletics
Athol Fugard
Athos
Athrotaxis
Athrotaxis selaginoides
Athyriaceae
Athyrium (current term)
Athyrium distentifolium
Athyrium filix-femina
Athyrium pycnocarpon
Athyrium thelypteroides
Atikamekw
Ativan
Atkin
Atkins
Atkins Nutritional Approach
Atkins diet
Atkinson
Atlalanti
Atlanta
Atlantan

Literary usage of Athyrium

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

1. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1908)
"In other words, Athyrium being obviously the more primitive, Diplazium has ... and its relatives on the other hand are intimately related to Athyrium in the ..."

2. Species Filicum: Being Descriptions of the Known Ferns, Particularly of Such by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1860)
"A. Athyrium, Spr. Sehk. Fil, t. 78. Aspidium asplenioides, Sw. Syn. Fil. p. 60. ... Athyrium asplenioides, Desv. Fée, Gen. p. 186. Moore, Ind. Fil. p. 179. ..."

3. Annual Report and Proceedings of the Botanical Society by Botanical Society of Edinburgh (1841)
"... exhibited specimens of some remarkable varieties of Taraxacum officinale, found on the sandy beach near Arbroath, and a curious variety of Athyrium ..."

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