polypodium
NounSynonyms:
genus Polypodium
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked soriSynonyms: genus PolypodiumType of fern genusMember of Polypodiaceae, family PolypodiaceaeMembers polypody
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pol′y·po′di·um noun
Origin: L., fr. Gr. …, dim. of …. See Polyp, and cf. 2d Polypode.
Botany A genus of plants of the order Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. There are numerous species.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54