| davallia | (n) any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes |
| davalliaceae | (n) one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems, Syn. family Davalliaceae |
| genus davallia | (n) Old World tropical fern; in some classification systems placed directly in family Polypodiaceae |
| genus masdevallia | (n) large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum |
| masdevallia | (n) any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube |
| vallisneria | (n) eelgrass; eel grass, Syn. genus Vallisneria |
| australian hare's foot | (n) a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia, Syn. Davallia pyxidata |
| canary island hare's foot fern | (n) fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira, Syn. Davallia canariensis |
| lavaliere | (n) jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck, Syn. lavalier, lavalliere |
| squirrel's-foot fern | (n) feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia, Syn. Davallia Mariesii, Davalia bullata, ball fern, Davalia bullata mariesii |
| tape grass | (n) submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia, Syn. wild celery, Vallisneria spiralis, eelgrass |
| davallia | n. any fern of the genus Davallia; they have scaly creeping rhizomes. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Davalliaceae | n. one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Araiostegia; Davallia; Davallodes; Gymnogrammitis; Humata; Leucostegia; Scyphularia; Trogostolon.
Syn. -- family Davalliaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| La valliere | { or } n. [ after the Duchesse de La Valliere, a mistress of Louis XI. RHUD. ] A neck ornament consisting of a chain and single jewelled pendant, or drop; also, the pendant itself. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ] Variants: lavallier, lavaliere |
| Sherryvallies | n. pl. [ Cf. Sp. zaraquelles wide breeches or overalls. ] Trousers or overalls of thick cloth or leather, buttoned on the outside of each leg, and generally worn to protect other trousers when riding on horseback. [ Local, U.S. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ] |
