genus polypodium

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   a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori

   SynonymsPolypodium

   Broaderfern genus

   Part ofPolypodiaceae

Questions about genus polypodium

What does genus polypodium mean?

genus polypodium means "a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori".

What is another word for genus polypodium?

Close synonyms include Polypodium. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus polypodium a common word?

genus polypodium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.