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:
polypodies

Origin of Polypody

  • 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

  • From Anglo-Norman polypodie and its source, Late Latin polypodium.

    From Wiktionary

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