polypodium

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polypodium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

polypodium - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Polypodium
      n 1: a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and
           having rounded naked sori [syn: Polypodium, genus Polypodium
           ]