kīˈlan(ˌ)thēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from chil- + -anthes
: a widely distributed genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having indusia with whitish reflexed margins — see lip fern
• chei·lan·thoid -ˌthȯid adjective
kīˈlan(ˌ)thēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from chil- + -anthes
: a widely distributed genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having indusia with whitish reflexed margins — see lip fern
• chei·lan·thoid -ˌthȯid adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012