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polypodium |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polypodium \Pol"y*po`di*um\, n. [L., fr Gr ?, dim. of ?. See {Polyp}, and cf 2d {Polypode}.] (Bot.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Polypodium n : a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori [syn: {Polypodium}, {genus Polypodium}]
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