camptosorus rhizophyllus

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“camptosorus rhizophyllus” is listed under Walking.

adjective & noun from Walk, verb

Walking beam. See Beam, 10. — Walking crane, a kind of traveling crane. See under Crane. — Walking fern. Botany See Walking leaf, below. — Walking fish Zoology, any one of numerous species of Asiatic fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, some of which, as Ophiocephalus marulius, become over four feet long. They have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are thus able to travel considerable distances over the land at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest for their young. Called also langya. — Walking gentleman Theater, an actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words. cant — Walking lady Theater, an actress who usually fills such parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage. cant — Walking leaf. (a) Botany A little American fern (Camptosorus rhizophyllus); — so called because the fronds taper into slender prolongations which often root at the apex, thus producing new plants. (b) Zoology A leaf insect. See under Leaf. — Walking papers, or Walking ticket, an order to leave; dismissal, as from office; as, to get one's walking papers, i. e. to be dismissed or fired. colloquial John Russell. Bartlett — Walking stick. (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support or amusement when walking; a cane. (b) Zoology A stick insect; — called also walking straw. See Illust. of Stick insect, under Stick. — Walking wheel Machinery, a prime mover consisting of a wheel driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in it or on it; a treadwheel.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54