scolopendrium
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of scolopendrium
C17: from New Latin, from Greek scolopendrion, from a fancied resemblance of the fern and its sori to a centipede
Example Sentences
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Porcelain prices zoomed as an early Chelsea scolopendrium tea pot sold for $10,640, an increase of 230% in four years.
From Time Magazine Archive
We were afterwards informed that asplenium, lastrea, scolopendrium, and others are to be found in the neighbourhood.
From A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land by Hughes, William R. (William Richard)
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