Dicksonia n 1: tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae [syn: {Dicksonia}, {genus Dicksonia}]
Dicksonia \Dicksonia\ prop. n. A genus of tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems it is placed in the family {Cyatheaceae}. Syn: genus {Dicksonia}. [WordNet 1.5]