genus Athyrium

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genus Athyrium - temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus AspleniumAthyriumfern genus - genera of ferns and fern alliesAthyriaceae, Dryopteridaceae, family Athyriaceae, family Dryopteridaceae - alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systemsAthyrium filix-femina, lady fern - most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliageAthyrium pycnocarpon, Diplazium pycnocarpon, glade fern, narrow-leaved spleenwort, silvery spleenwort - North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks