Dryopteris

== Translingual == === Etymology === From New Latin dryopteris, from Ancient Greek δρυοπτερίς (druopterís, “black oak fern, Irish spleenwort (Asplenium onopteris, now Asplenium adiantum-nigrum subsp. onopteris)”). === Proper noun === Dryopteris f A taxonomic genus within the family Dryopteridaceae – wood ferns, buckler ferns, or shield ferns, and male ferns. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Drepanidae – certain moths, now considered a junior synonym of Oreta. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina – subphylum; Polypodiopsida – class; Polypodiidae – subclass; Polypodiales – order; Dryopteridaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Dryopteris filix-mas - type species; for other species see Dryopteris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === References === Dryopteris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Dryopteris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Dryopteris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Dryopteris at USDA Plants database Dryopteris at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Dryopteris at the Catalogue of Life Dryopteris at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Dryopteris”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026