noun
one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
• Syn: ↑Davalliaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑fern family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Filicopsida, ↑class Filicopsida, ↑Filicinae, ↑class Filicinae
• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Davallia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.