polypody
noun
any fern of the genus Polypodium, as P. vulgare, having creeping rootstocks, deeply pinnatifid evergreen fronds, and round, naked sori.
polypodies
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pluralof polypody.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ribbonlike spikemoss and delicate polypodies crept neatly over rock faces.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2019
Their stipes are not jointed to the root stock, nor are their sori at the ends of the veins as in the polypodies.
From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by George Henry Tilton
Often called "Limestone Polypody," the beech ferns having formerly been classed with the polypodies.
From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by George Henry Tilton
It grows just it the spray of a waterfall—this and this; they are polypodies.
From The Old Helmet, Volume II by Susan Warner
The beech ferns are often classed with the polypodies, because, like them, they have no indusium; but in other ways they are more akin to the wood ferns.
From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by George Henry Tilton
