(n) tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae, Syn. genus Dicksonia
(n) United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918), Syn. Andrew Dickson White, Andrew D. White
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prop. n. A genus of tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems it is placed in the family Cyatheaceae. Syn. -- genus Dicksonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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 ]