scolopendrium

/ skɒləˈpɛndrɪəm /

noun

1. another name for hart's-tongue

Word History and Origins

Origin of scolopendrium¹

C17: from New Latin, from Greek scolopendrion, from a fancied resemblance of the fern and its sori to a centipede

Example Sentences

We were afterwards informed that asplenium, lastrea, scolopendrium, and others are to be found in the neighbourhood.

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