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wood·sia (wo̵od′zē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Woodsia) of ferns with wiry leafstalks, found chiefly on rock ledges

Etymology: ModL, after Joseph Woods (1776-1864), Eng botanist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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