common polypodies

pol·y·po·dy (p

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n. pl. pol·y·po·dies

Any of various ferns of the widely distributed genus Polypodium, having simple or compound fronds, round sori arranged in one or more rows along the midrib, and creeping rootstocks.

[Middle English polypodie, from Latin polypodium, from Greek polupodion, from diminutive of polupous, many-footed : polu-, poly- + pous, pod-, foot; see -pod.]

polypody [ˈpɒlɪˌpəʊdɪ]

n pl -dies

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various ferns of the genus Polypodium, esp P. vulgare, having deeply divided leaves and round naked sori: family Polypodiaceae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any fern of the family Polypodiaceae, all having opaque leaves that are divided in most species

[from Latin polypodium, from Greek, from poly- + pous foot]

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Noun

polypody - any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium

fern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

genus Polypodium, Polypodium - a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori

licorice fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza - fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor

gray polypody, grey polypody, Polypodium polypodioides, resurrection fern - fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa

coast polypody, leatherleaf, leathery polypody, Polypodium scouleri - stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib

American wall fern, Polypodium virgianum, rock polypody, rock brake - chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia

adder's fern, common polypody, golden maidenhair, Polypodium vulgare, sweet fern, wall fern, golden polypody - mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia

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adder's fern
American wall fern
coast polypody
common polypody
fern
golden maidenhair
golden polypody
gray polypody
grey polypody
leatherleaf
leathery polypody
Polypodium polypodioides
Polypodium scouleri
Polypodium virgianum
Polypodium vulgare
resurrection fern
rock brake
rock polypody
snake polypody

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