Polypodium
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of polypody: any fern of the genus Polypodium.
Etymology
From Late Latin polypodium, from Ancient Greek πολυπόδιον (polupódion), from πολυ- (polu-, “poly-, many”) + πούς (poús, “-pod, foot”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium”). Later reinforced by the translingual scientific use of Polypodium.