family Polypodiaceae

Definitions of family Polypodiaceae
  1. noun
    ferns: a large family that in some classification systems has been subdivided into several families (including Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and Pteridaceae)
    synonyms: Polypodiaceae
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    type of:
    fern family
    families of ferns and fern allies
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