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Polypodium
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori
Synonyms genus polypodiumSource: WordNet 3.0
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A genus of plants of the order <i>Filices</i> or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called <i>sori</i>, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. There are numerous species.
Source: webster1913