POLYPODY


Meaning of POLYPODY in English

[poly.po.dy] n, pl -dies [ME polypodie, fr. L polypodium, fr. Gk polypodion, fr. poly- + pod-, pous foot--more at foot] (14c): any of a genus (Polypodium) of chiefly epiphytic ferns with creeping rhizomes; esp: either of two ferns (P. vulgare of Eurasia and P. virginianum of No. America) with relatively narrow entire segments

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