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Definition of polypody in English: polypodynounPlural polypodies ˈpɒlɪpəʊdiˈpäləˌpōdē 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. 多足蕨 Genus Polypodium, family Polypodiaceae: several species, in particular the common polypody (P. vulgare) Example sentencesExamples - There is also Onoclaea sensibilis, the sensitive fern, and our native common polypody, Polypodium vulgare.
- Among the ferns are California polypody, maidenhair fern, and golden-back fern.
- Others are ferns: golden polypody, long strap fern, and shoestring fern lodge themselves in the remnant bases of the old palm leaves.
- Aquarius Research Natural Area is particularly rich in ferns, including Western polypody, spreading woodfern, oak fern, male fern, bracken fern, and sword fern.
- Others are maidenhair spleenwort, two kinds of polypody, and walking fern.
OriginLate Middle English: via Latin from Greek polupodion, denoting a kind of fern, from polu- 'many' + pous, pod- 'foot'. Definition of polypody in US English: polypodynounˈpäləˌpōdē 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. 多足蕨 Genus Polypodium, family Polypodiaceae: several species, in particular the common polypody (P. vulgare) Example sentencesExamples - Aquarius Research Natural Area is particularly rich in ferns, including Western polypody, spreading woodfern, oak fern, male fern, bracken fern, and sword fern.
- There is also Onoclaea sensibilis, the sensitive fern, and our native common polypody, Polypodium vulgare.
- Others are ferns: golden polypody, long strap fern, and shoestring fern lodge themselves in the remnant bases of the old palm leaves.
- Others are maidenhair spleenwort, two kinds of polypody, and walking fern.
- Among the ferns are California polypody, maidenhair fern, and golden-back fern.
OriginLate Middle English: via Latin from Greek polupodion, denoting a kind of fern, from polu- ‘many’ + pous, pod- ‘foot’. |