Doryopteris do·ryop·te·ris uncommon noun 1. small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in family Adiantaceae Synonymsgenus Doryopteris Related words Word family Doryopteris pedata Broader terms fern genus Parts Pteridaceae Part of hand fern WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.