Athyrium n 1: temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium [syn: {Athyrium}, {genus Athyrium}]
Athyrium \Athyrium\ n. 1. 1 a genus temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family {Polypodiaceae} or in the genus {{Asplenium}}. Syn: genus {Athyrium}. [WordNet 1.5]