I. ˈpälēˌpōdē, -lə̇ˌp- noun
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Etymology: Middle English polypodie, from Latin polipodium
: a fern of the genus Polypodium ; especially : a fern ( P. vulgare ) found throughout No. America and most of Europe and Asia that has creeping rootstocks and pinnatifid fronds with entire segments
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II. noun
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Etymology: French polypodie, from Greek polypodia, from polypod-, polypous many-footed
: a condition of having many legs — used especially of an insect embryo or larva