polypody


Definition: Meaning of, polypody in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpɒlɪpəʊdi /

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polypody polypodies
  1. any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium
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polypody used in phrases

  • coast polypody (noun)
    1. stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib
  • common polypody (noun)
    1. mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
  • golden polypody (noun)
    1. tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium
    2. mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
  • gray polypody (noun)
    1. fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa
  • grey polypody (noun)
    1. fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa
  • leathery polypody (noun)
    1. stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib
  • rock polypody (noun)
    1. chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia
  • snake polypody (noun)
    1. epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes; tropical America
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