Filicology

//fɪlɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The botanical study of ferns. rare, uncountable

    "‡ Filicology.—That part of Botany which treats of Ferns."

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"‡ Filicology.—That part of Botany which treats of Ferns."

Etymology

From Latin filic- (stem of filix (“fern”)) + English -ology (a variant of -logy (suffix denoting the study of a particular subject)). Filix is probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“henbane”) + Latin -ix (a variant of -ex (suffix found in plant names such as cārex (“sedge”) and rumex (“sorrel”))).

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