polypodium

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

genus Polypodium

Hypernyms

fern genus

Related terms

polypody polypod

Phrases with the word

Polypodium virginianum Polypodium calirhiza Polypodium interjectum Polypodium amorphum Polypodium sibiricum Polypodium cambricum

Close letter words and terms

Polypodiaceae polypodiaceous Polypodiales Polypodium amorphum Polypodium aureum Polypodium calirhiza