Polypody Definition
pŏlē-pōdē
polypodies
noun
Any of a genus (Polypodium, family Polypodiaceae) of ferns with leathery pinnatifid leaves borne on creeping rootstocks.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Polypody
Noun
Singular:
polypody
Plural:
polypodiesOrigin of Polypody
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Middle English polypodie from Latin polypodium from Greek polupodion from diminutive of polupous many-footed polu- poly- pous pod- foot –pod
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman polypodie and its source, Late Latin polypodium.
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