POLYPODY

n.[L. polypodium, from the Greek. See Polype. ] A plant of the genus Polypodium, of the order of Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in roundish points, scattered over the inferior disk of the frons or leaf. There are numerous species, of which the most remarkable is the common male fern.

POLYPODY

POLYPODY Pol "y *po `dy, n. (Bot. )

polypody

pol y po dy |ˈpäləˌpōdē ˈpɑlipoʊdi | ▶noun ( pl. polypodies ) a widely distributed fern that has stout scaly creeping rhizomes and remains green during the winter, growing on trees, walls, and stones, esp. in limestone areas. [Genus Polypodium, family Polypodiaceae: several species, in particular the common polypody (P. vulgare ).] ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek polupodion, denoting a kind of fern, from polu- ‘many ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot. ’

polypody

polypody |ˈpɒlɪpəʊdi | ▶noun ( pl. polypodies ) a widely distributed fern which has stout scaly creeping rhizomes and remains green during the winter, growing on trees, walls, and stones, especially in limestone areas. ●Genus Polypodium, family Polypodiaceae: several species, in particular the common polypody (P. vulgare ). ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek polupodion, denoting a kind of fern, from polu- ‘many ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot ’.