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Lygodium

Lygodium Meaning & Definition
Lygodium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lygodium?

[n] chiefly tropical climbing ferns

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lygodium: genus Lygodium

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lygodium:

See Also | climbing fern | family Schizaeaceae | fern genus | Schizaeaceae

Lygodium In Webster's Dictionary

\Ly*go"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? flexible; ? a willow twig + ? form.] (Bot.) A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs. Note: Lygodium palmatum, much prized for indoor ornament, inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly southwards.

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