polypodium

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun polypodium has 1 sense

polypodium(n = noun.plant) genus polypodium - a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori;

is a kind of fern genus

is a member of family polypodiaceae, polypodiaceae

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CIDE DICTIONARY

polypodium, n. [L., fr. Gr. , dim. of . See Polyp, and cf. 2d Polypode.].

A genus of plants of the order Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. There are numerous species. [1913 Webster]