Polystichum

== Translingual == === Etymology === πολύς (polús, “many”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “row”), alluding to the dense coat of tiny scales on the rhizome and/or leaf rachis === Proper noun === Polystichum n A taxonomic genus within the family Dryopteridaceae – many ferns, including some called holly ferns, sword ferns, and shield ferns. ==== 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): Polystichum lonchitis - type species; for other species see Polystichum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies . === References === Polystichum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Polystichum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Polystichum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Polystichum at USDA Plants database Polystichum at Tropicos Polystichum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Polystichum at National Center for Biotechnology Information Polystichum at Germplasm Resources Information Network “Polystichum”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026 Polystichum at Plants of the World Online