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polypody Definition

poly·pody (päli pō′dē)

noun pl. -·dies

any of a genus (Polypodium, family Polypodiaceae) of ferns with leathery pinnatifid leaves borne on creeping rootstocks

Etymology: ME polipodye < L polypodium < Gr polypodion < poly-, poly- + pous (gen. podos), foot: from its creeping rootstocks