n.
Pronunciation: ' pä-l ə - ˌ p ō -d ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -dies
Etymology: Middle English polypodie, from Latin polypodium, from Greek polypodion, from poly- + pod-, pous foot ― more at FOOT
Date: 14th century
: any of a genus ( Polypodium ) of chiefly epiphytic ferns with creeping rhizomes especially : either of two ferns ( P. vulgare of Eurasia and P. virginianum of No. America) with relatively narrow entire segments
polypody