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  1. Athyrium, genus Athyriumnoun

    temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium

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  1. Athyrium

    Athyrium (lady-fern) is a genus of about 180 species of terrestrial ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is placed in the family Athyriaceae, in the order Polypodiales. Its genus name is from Greek a- ('without') and Latinized Greek thyreos ('shield'), describing its inconspicuous indusium (sorus' covering). The common name "lady fern" refers in particular to the common lady fern, Athyrium filix-femina.Athyrium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the small angle shades and Sthenopis auratus.

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  1. Athyrium

    Athyrium is a genus of about 180 species of terrestrial ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is placed in the family Athyriaceae, in the order Polypodiales. Athyrium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Small Angle Shades and Sthenopis auratus.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of athyrium in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of athyrium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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