- polypodies
- n. any of several evergreen ferns having creeping rootstocks
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
polypodies
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Polypodiaceae — ▪ fern family family (including Grammitidaceae) in the order Polypodiales, which contains 56 genera and about 1,200 species of diverse and widely distributed medium sized and small ferns. Some earlier classification systems have recognized… … Universalium
Polypodium — Taxobox name = Polypodium image width = 240px image caption = Common Polypody, Polypodium vulgare regnum = Plantae divisio = Pteridophyta classis = Pteridopsida ordo = Polypodiales familia = Polypodiaceae genus = Polypodium genus authority = L.… … Wikipedia
fern — fernless, adj. fernlike, adj. /ferrn/, n. any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a… … Universalium
Fern — /ferrn/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of about 10,000–12,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering vascular plants that have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and reproduce by spores. Though ferns were once classified with the… … Universalium
polypody — /pol ee poh dee/, n., pl. polypodies. any fern of the genus Polypodium, as P. vulgare, having creeping rootstocks, deeply pinnatifid evergreen fronds, and round, naked sori. [1400 50; late ME polypodye < L polypodion < Gk polypódion ( > NL… … Universalium
polypody — [ pɒlɪpəʊdi] noun (plural polypodies) a fern with creeping rhizomes which typically grows on trees, walls, and stones. [Polypodium vulgare and related species.] Origin ME: via L. from Gk polupodion, from polu many + pous, pod foot … English new terms dictionary
polypody — /ˈpɒliˌpoʊdi/ (say polee.pohdee) noun (plural polypodies) any fern of the genus Polypodium, as P. vulgare, a common species with creeping rootstocks, deeply pinnatifid evergreen fronds, and round, naked sori. {Latin polypodium, from Greek… …
polypody — [päl′i pō΄dē] n. pl. polypodies [ME polipodye < L polypodium < Gr polypodion < poly , POLY + pous (gen. podos), FOOT: from its creeping rootstocks] any of a genus (Polypodium, family Polypodiaceae) of ferns with leathery pinnatifid… … English World dictionary
licorice fern — noun fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor • Syn: ↑Polypodium glycyrrhiza • Hypernyms: ↑polypody * * * noun : any of several ferns of the genus Polypodium having rootstocks of a sweetish flavor * * * licorice fern, any one … Useful english dictionary
