Definition of POLYPODIUM (Meaning of POLYPODIUM), a 10 Letter Word



WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori

POLYPODIUM is a 10 letter word that starts with P.
	Synonyms:	genus Polypodium

	See Also:	family Polypodiaceae, fern genus, Polypodiaceae, polypody

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Pol"ypo`dium\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ?. See {Polyp}, and cf. 2d {Polypode}.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order {Filices} or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. There are numerous species.