Filicoid

//ˈfɪlɪkɔɪd// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any fern-like plant.

    "1846-1853, John Lindley, The Vegetable Kingdom The manner in which the second generation arises from the first, varies much more in the Filicoids than in the Mosses"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a fern, either in form or in the nature of the method of reproduction.

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"1846-1853, John Lindley, The Vegetable Kingdom The manner in which the second generation arises from the first, varies much more in the Filicoids than in the Mosses"

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin filix (“fern”) + English -oid.

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