phegopteris

English Thesaurus

1. beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fern genus,
definition	:	genera of ferns and fern allies (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	beech fern,
definition	:	any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family thelypteridaceae, thelypteridaceae,
definition	:	genera Thelypteris, Phegopteris, and others (noun.plant)