Dicksoniaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Dicksoniaceae
    n 1: tree ferns: genera Dicksonia, Cibotium, Culcita, and
         Thyrsopteris elegans [syn: {Dicksoniaceae}, {family
         Dicksoniaceae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dicksoniaceae \Dicksoniaceae\ prop. n.
   1. A family of plants comprising the tree ferns; it includes
      the genera {Dicksonia}; {Cibotium}; {Culcita}; and
      {Thyrsopteris}.

   Syn: family {Dicksoniaceae}.
        [WordNet 1.5]